Adolescent sex and mass media: a developmental approach

Chapin, J.R.

Adolescence 35(140): 799-811

2000


ISSN/ISBN: 0001-8449
PMID: 11214217
Document Number: 254664
Media critics point to adolescents' exposure to "sexy" television and popular music. Developmental transitions lead to increased information seeking, and developmental tasks force adolescents to find information sources other than their parents, implying a link between sexy media and adolescent development. Media research informed by knowledge of adolescent development may be able to clarify this connection, and model development is discussed here.

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