Exposure to semi-explicit sexual television content is related to adolescents' reduced fear of AIDS lemal and van den bulck sex on TV and fear of AIDS

摘要

Objective: To investigate the relationship between adolescents' frequency of watching semi-explicit sexual television content and their fear of getting AIDS. MethodsA longitudinal cohort study was conducted to test whether fourth grade students (N733) who regularly watched sexually semi-explicit content at baseline were less likely to be afraid of getting AIDS one year later at follow-up. ResultsRegression analyses indicated that adolescents who were frequently exposed to semi-explicit sexual TV content at baseline were less likely to be fearful about getting AIDS one year later. ConclusionWatching semi-explicit television is related to reduced fear of getting AIDS.