Music videos, pro wrestling, and acceptance of date rape among middle school males and females: an exploratory analysis.

Full Abstract

Exposure to televised music videos and pro wrestling were associated with rape acceptance (lower levels of agreeing with the statement "forcing a partner to have sex is never OK") among males, but not females, in a sample of 904 middle school students (controlling for overall television exposure, parenting style, and demographics).

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Author information

Author/s: Kaestle, Christine Elizabeth (CE); Halpern, Carolyn Tucker (CT); Brown, Jane D (JD);

Affiliation: Department of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.

Grants: HD38508-01A (Agency:NICHD NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine (J Adolesc Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Feb; vol 40 (issue 2) : pp 185-7

Dates: Created 2007/01/29; Completed 2007/04/03; Revised 2007/12/05;

PMID: 17259064, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Music
Rape - statistics & numerical data
Television
United States
Video Recording
Violence - statistics & numerical data
Wrestling

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