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Survey on Teens, Sex and TV


As TV programming and music videos continue to push the envelope of sexual content, a new national survey finds that nearly three out of four 15-17 year olds believe that sexual content on TV influences the behavior of kids their age "somewhat" (40%) or "a lot" (32%). Just one in four, however, think it influences their own behavior to this degree. On the positive side, many teens say they have learned something helpful from sexual scenes on TV, like how to say no to a sexual situation that makes them uncomfortable and how to talk to a partner about safer sex.

The survey, Teens, Sex and TV, is a nationally representative sample of 503 teenagers ages 15-17.

 


Information provided by the Program for the Study of Entertainment Media and Health
Publication Number: 3229
Publish Date: 2002-05-19

 

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