Impact of the media on adolescent sexual attitudes and behaviors

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 303-326

  Escobar Chaves, S Liliana ^a,c   Tortolero, Susan R ^a   Markham, Christine M ^a   Low, Barbara J ^a   Eitel, Patricia ^a   Thickstun, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Medical Institute for Sexual Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual behavior; Attitudes; Media impact

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AROUSAL; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; MUSIC; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS MEDIA; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644617333     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0355D     Document Type: Review

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