Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Dev Psychol. 2011 Mar;47(2):592-602. doi: 10.1037/a0022669.
Efforts to link media use to adolescents' sexual initiation have produced somewhat inconsistent results, perhaps as a result of the limited framing of the question. This study sought to expand current approaches by sampling college students instead of high school students, by investigating a range of sexual behaviors and media formats, and by testing a model that featured sexual cognitions as mediators. We tested our model with a sample of 796 heterosexual, male college students who reported on their regular consumption of 4 media (prime-time TV programs, music videos, movies, and men's magazines); their attitudes toward abstinence, the male sexual role, and nonrelational sex; their perceptions of peer sexual behavior; and several aspects of their sexual behavior (e.g., number of sexual partners). Findings revealed strong support for our mediated model, with exposure to men's magazines and movies contributing most strongly to their sexual cognitions, and with men's cognitions, in turn, contributing heavily to their sexual behavior. Some direct connections from media use to sexual behavior also emerged. Together, the findings provide insight into both potential mechanisms for and new approaches to addressing this issue.
将媒体使用与青少年性初潮联系起来的努力产生了一些不一致的结果，这可能是由于问题的框架有限。本研究试图通过选择大学生而不是高中生来扩大当前的方法，通过调查一系列性行为和媒体形式，并通过测试以性认知为中介的模型来实现。我们使用 796 名异性恋男性大学生的样本测试了我们的模型，他们报告了他们定期消费的 4 种媒体（黄金时段电视节目、音乐视频、电影和男性杂志）；他们对禁欲、男性性角色和非关系性性行为的态度；他们对同龄人性行为的看法；以及他们性行为的几个方面（例如，性伴侣的数量）。研究结果强烈支持我们的中介模型，男性杂志和电影的接触对他们的性认知贡献最大，而男性的认知反过来又对他们的性行为有很大的影响。媒体使用与性行为之间也存在一些直接联系。总之，这些发现为解决这一问题提供了潜在机制和新方法的深入了解。
