Magazine reading and involvement and young adults' sexual health knowledge, efficacy, and behaviors. J Sex Res 2010 Jul;47(4):285-300
Date
04/28/2009Pubmed ID
19396646DOI
10.1080/00224490902916009Scopus ID
2-s2.0-77955048619 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 26 CitationsAbstract
These studies investigate connections between magazine reading and involvement and young people's sexual health knowledge, self-efficacy, intentions, and contraception use. Study 1 assessed sexual health behaviors and magazine reading among 579 undergraduate students (69% were female; 68% were White; M(age) = 19.73). As expected, more frequent reading of mainstream magazines was associated with greater sexual health knowledge, safe-sex self-efficacy, and consistency of using contraception, although results varied across sex and magazine genre. Study 2 replicated and expanded on these findings with a survey of 422 undergraduate students (51% were female; 71% were White; 49% were age 18 or younger), incorporating a more extensive knowledge scale, questions about safe-sex intentions, and measures of magazine involvement. Results suggest that magazine use is associated with positive sexual health outcomes among young people.
Author List
Walsh JL, Ward LMAuthor
Jennifer L. Walsh PhD Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Contraception
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Periodicals as Topic
Pilot Projects
Reading
Safe Sex
Self Efficacy
Sexual Behavior
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Universities
Young Adult
