“Exposure: In 1993, adolescents listened to radio nearly 40 hours a week.19 A 2000 peer-reviewed study indicates dramatic declines from this level.8 The current level of exposure is unknown.” “Content: In 1999, 22% of teen-oriented radio segments contained sexual content, 20% of which were ‘pretty explicit’ or ‘very explicit.’20” “Effects: We do not know the effect of exposure to radio on adolescent sexual attitudes and behaviors.” “MUSIC” “Exposure: In 2000, teenagers spent an average of almost 18 hours per week listening to music on the radio, CDs, and audiotapes.8” “Content: In 1999, 42% of the songs on 10 top-selling CDs contained sexual content, 41% of which were ‘pretty explicit’ or ‘very explicit’20” “Effects: We do not know the effects of sexually explicit lyrics on adolescent sexual attitudes and behaviors.” “MAGAZINES” “Exposure: Eighty-five percent of teenagers have read or looked at a magazine in the last 6 months.21” “Content: There are few scientific data on the content of the magazines that adolescents read.” “Effects: We do not know the effects of either sexually explicit ‘adults’ magazines or ‘mainstream’ publications on adolescent sexual attitudes and behaviors.” “ADVERTISING” “American adolescents are a specific target audience for much consumer adversting because they spend approximately $153 billion per year, an average of $89 per week per teenagers.22” “Exposure: The average American child sees an estimated 20 000 advertisements each year. By the age of 19 years, the average American adolescent ahs absorbed nearly 300 000 advertisements.23” “Content: There are no systematic data concerning the sexual content of the advertising to which adolescents are exposed, although impressions are that it is high.” “Effects: We do not know the effect of the sexual content of adverting on adolescent sexual attitudes and behaviors.”
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