Parental Mediation of Media Messages Does Matter: More Interaction About Objectionable Content Is Associated With Emerging Adults’ Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors

Health Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 784-798

  Radanielina Hita, Marie Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; THINKING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THINKING; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928480340     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2014.900527     Document Type: Article

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