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Sexualized media and sexual risk taking – Prospective study

Digital technology has enabled an unprecedented availability and unrestricted use of sexually explicit material (SEM), which triggered the process of social normalization of SEM, particularly among younger generations. Considering that the first experiences with SEM almost invariably precede first sexual experiences, concerns have been raised about a potential impact of its use on children's and young people’s sexual socialization and subsequent reproductive and sexual health outcomes. These concerns have recently been intensely debated in the context of public policy, most notably in the U.K. The PROBIOPS study, a 4-year biopsychosocial research project, aims to systematically analyze the effects of SEM and other sexualized electronic media on young people's sexual socialization, reproductive health, and emotional and sexual well-being. To study is based on two panel samples of 16-year-olds recruited in two largest Croatian cities. Based on the Media Practice (“Adolescent Room Culture”) Model (Steely & Brown, 1995), the project is focused on the influence of SEM on three main outcomes: sexual behaviors, sexual beliefs and attitudes, and sexual victimization. A range of possible moderators (bio- psychological individual traits, family environment, & peer networks) and mediators are included in the study to elucidate analytical mechanisms underlying the association between sexualized media use and the target outcomes. Preliminary structural equation modeling from the PROBIOPS first wave will be briefly presented to illustrate the conceptual and methodological logic employed in this prospective study and to demonstrate its potential.

biopsychosocial study ; sexually explicit material ; sexualized media ; panel study ; prospective study ; adolescents

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