Linking exposure to outcomes: Early adolescents' consumption of sexual content in six media

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A survey was conducted using a measure called the 'Sexual Media Diet' (SMD) to assess individual's exposure to sexual content in the media, based on the combination of media consumption and content. The SMD measure showed a statistically significant association with adolescents' sexual activity and future intentions to be sexually active, with measures of movie and music exposure showing the strongest associations.

Evaluation, Television and children, Sex in mass media, Media sex

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Developing an integrated theory of recall of spot news stories

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Individuals' abilities to recall and retell spot news stories are examined according to psychological dimensions of attention, perception, and memory distortion. Research indicates that a person's recall of a news story will be shorter, will generally pertain to those subjects considered important by the individual, and may contain details not found in the original story.

Attention (Psychology), Recollection (Psychology), Recall (Memory), Attention

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Do as I say, not as I do: video stores and parental mediation of children's video consumption

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This article discusses the influence of video media consumption on child socialization and parental control. Topics include family life, mass marketing, and social structure.

Social aspects, Children, Parenting, Child development, Video recordings, Advertising and children, Mass media and children

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