Sex in Movies Correlates to Sexualized Adolescents, Research Shows

A new study out of Dartmouth College confirms what savvy parents have known for years: Hollywood movies are sexually charged, and that fact negatively impacts teenagers who watch them. The study by psychological researchers at Dartmouth and published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, found that youth who regularly view movies with sexual content have a greater tendency to begin engaging in sexual activity at a younger age, have more casual sexual partners, and engage in what the researchers referred to as "unsafe sexual practices."

webmaster@thenewamerican.com (Dave Bohon) 15 Aug, 2012

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Source: http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/12471-sex-in-movies-correlates-to-sexualized-adolescents-research-shows
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