Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 185-187, February 2007

Music Videos, Pro Wrestling, and Acceptance of Date Rape among Middle School Males and Females: An Exploratory Analysis

  • Christine Elizabeth Kaestle, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
    • ,
  • Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Carolina Population Center, CB# 8120, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8120.
    • ,
  • Jane D. Brown, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Received 13 May 2006; accepted 14 August 2006. published online 27 October 2006.

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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PII: S1054-139X(06)00301-6

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.08.010

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 185-187, February 2007

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