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Influences on Adolescent Sexual Behavior
RAND Health has worked on multiple studies identifying the predictors and consequences of adolescent sexual intercourse. The most recent work, by Dr. Anita Chandra, is the first study to demonstrate a link between exposure to sexual content on television and the experience of a pregnancy before the age of 20.
Research Briefs
Does Watching Sex on Television Predict Teen Pregnancy? Findings From a National Longitudinal Survey of Youth — 2008
Pediatrics, 2008;122: 1047-1054.
Does Watching Sex on Television Influence Teens' Sexual Activity? — 2004
Two recent studies led by RAND Health behavioral scientist Rebecca Collins examined the impact of TV sex on teenagers' sexual beliefs and activities
Understanding the Sexual Behavior of Adolescents — 2002
This research brief describes work documented in Impact of a High School Condom Availability Program on Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors.
Commercial Books
Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask): The Secrets to Surviving Your Child's Sexual Development from Birth to the Teens — 2003
Related Articles from RAND Health
Beyond the "Big Talk": The Roles of Breadth and Repetition in Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sexual Topics— 2008
Pediatrics, Vol. 121, No. 3, March 2008, pp. e612-e618
Virginity Pledges Among the Willing: Delays in First Intercourse and Consistency of Condom Use— 2008
Journal of Adolescent Health, v. 43, no. 4, Oct. 2008, p. [341]-348
Media Multitasking: Issues Posed in Measuring the Effects of Television Sexual Content Exposure — 2008
Communication Methods and Measures, Vol. 2, Nos. 1 & 2, Jan 2008, pp. 65-79
Association of Sexual Abstinence in Adolescence with Mental Health in Adulthood — 2007
Journal of Sex Research, Vol. 44, No. 3, Aug 2007, pp. 290-298
Availability of High School Extracurricular Sports Programs and High-Risk Behaviors — 2007
Journal of School Health, Vol. 77, No. 2, Feb 2007, pp. 80-86
Sexual Readiness, Household Policies, and Other Predictors of Adolescents' Exposure to Sexual Content in Mainstream Entertainment Television — 2006
Media Psychology, Vol. 8, No. 4, Dec. 2006, pp. 449-471
Talking Parents, Healthy Teens: A Worksite-based Program for Parents to Promote Adolescent Sexual Health — 2006
Preventing Chronic Disease, Vol. 3, No. 4, Oct. 2006, pp. 1-10
Evaluation of Talking Parents, Healthy Teens, A New Worksite Based Parenting Programme to Promote Parent-adolescent Communication about Sexual Health: Randomised Controlled Trial — 2008
BMJ: British Medical Journal, [Epub July 20 2008], Vol. 337, No. 7664, Aug 2 2008, pp. 1-9
Exposure to Degrading Versus Non-Degrading Music Lyrics and Sexual Behavior Among Youth — 2006
Pediatrics, Vol. 118, No. 2, Aug 2006, pp. e340-e341
Adolescent Predictors of Generalized Health Risk in Young Adulthood: A 10-Year Longitudinal Assessment — 2006
Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 36, No. 3, Summer 2006, pp. 571-596
Exploring Stress and Coping Among Urban African American Adolescents: The Shifting the Lens Study — 2006
Preventing Chronic Disease, Vol. 3, No. 2, April 3 2006, pp. 1-10
Social Cognitive Processes Mediating the Relationship Between Exposure to Television's Sexual Content and Adolescents' Sexual Behavior — 2005
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 89, No. 6, Dec 2005, pp. 914-924.
Worksite-Based Parenting Programs to Promote Healthy Adolescent Sexual Development: A Qualitative Study of Feasibility and Potential Content — 2005
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Vol. 37, No. 2, June 2005, pp. 62-69
Social Cognitive Processes Mediating the Relationship Between Exposure to Television's Sexual Content and Adolescents' Sexual Behavior — 2005
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 89, No. 6, Dec 2005, pp. 914-924
Sex on Television and Its Impact on American Youth: Background and Results from the RAND Television and Adolescent Sexuality Study — 2005
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, Vol. 14, No. 3, July 2005, pp. 371-385
Watching Sex on TV Predicts Adolescent Initiation of Sexual Behavior — 2004
Pediatrics, Vol. 114, No. 3, [Electronic], Sept 2004, pp. e280-e289
Entertainment Television as a Health Sex Educator: The Impact of Condom-Efficacy Information in an Episode of Friends — 2003
Pediatrics, Vol. 112, No. 5, Nov 2003, pp. 1115-1121
Evaluating the Impact of a Theory-Based Sexuality and Contraceptive Education Program. — 1990
Family Planning Perspectives, Vol. 22, No. 6, Nov-Dec 1990, pp. 261-271
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