SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Josh McDowell research 2005 and prior) “FORCED SEXUAL INTERCOURSE” “Nationwide, 9.0% of students had ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to.” (Jo Anne Grunbaum, Laura Kann, Steve Kinchen, James Ross, Joseph Hawkins, Richard Lowry, William A. Harris, Tim McManus, David Chyen, Janet Collins, “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance,” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 53, no. SS-2 (May 21, 2004): 6.) ______________________ “PEDIATRICS” “Adolescents in the United States are engaging in sexual activity at early ages and with multiple partners.” “Approximately 47% of high school students have had sexual intercourse, 7.4% of them before the age of 13 years, and 14% with ≥4 sexual parenters.1” “ Overall, ~822 000 pregnancies occurred among women aged 15 to 19 years in 2000; approximately one third of these pregnancies were among girls <18 years old.2” “Sexually active adolescents are at immediate risk for pregnancy and acquiring sexually transmitted infections. In the United States the risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted infection is higher among teenagers then among adults.3”
“Sexually active adolescents are at substantially greater risk for depression and suicide.4-7”
“A critical review of the scientific literature and other sources shows that a largely unexplored factor that may contribute to adolescent sexual activity is their exposure to the mass media.”
“The average American youth spends one third of each day with various forms of mass media, mostly without parental oversight.8”
“The mass media have been shown to affect a broad range of adolescent attitudes and behaviors including violence, eating disorders, and tobacco and alcohol use.”
“What we know” “TELEVISION (Broadcast and Cable) and Music Videos)” “The average teenager spends 3 to 4 hours per day watching television.8” “Content” “In the programming most frequently watched by adolescents, 83% contains some sexual content-not just passing references but an average of 6.7 scenes that include sexual topics per hour-and 20% explicitly or implicitly portrays couples engaging in sexual intercourse.10,11 This is after a major reduction in the sexual content of television.12”
Sexual Activity – Research 2005 and prior
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