Dev Rev. 2008 Mar;28(1):78-106. Steinberg L. Source Department of Psychology, Temple University. Abstract This article proposes a framework for theory and research on risk-taking that is informed by developmental neuroscience. Two fundamental questions motivate this review. First, why does risk-taking increase between childhood and adolescence? Second, why does risk-taking decline between adolescence and adulthood? Risk-taking […]
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Dev Psychobiol. 2010 Apr;52(3):263-76. doi: 10.1002/dev.20442. Romer D. Source Annenberg Public Policy Center University of Pennsylvania, 202 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. [email protected] Abstract Individual differences in impulsivity underlie a good deal of the risk taking that is observed during adolescence, and some of the most hazardous forms of this behavior are linked […]
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Dev Psychobiol. 2010 Apr;52(3):263-76. doi: 10.1002/dev.20442. Romer D. Source Annenberg Public Policy Center University of Pennsylvania, 202 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. [email protected] Abstract Individual differences in impulsivity underlie a good deal of the risk taking that is observed during adolescence, and some of the most hazardous forms of this behavior are linked […]
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doi: 10.1177/0093650210362464 Communication Research June 2010 vol. 37 no. 3 375-399 Jochen Peter-University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, [email protected] Patti M. ValkenburgUniversity of Amsterdam, Netherlands, [email protected] Abstract Although research has repeatedly demonstrated a link between adolescents’ exposure to sexually explicit Internet material (SEIM) and sexual attitudes, the processes underlying this association are not well understood. More specifically, […]
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COMMENTS: Seeing women as sex objects was correlated to watching and liking porn. Authors: Peter, Jochen; Valkenburg, Patti M. Source: Journal of Communication, Volume 59, Number 3, September 2009 , pp. 407-433(27) Abstract: The aim of this study was to clarify causality in the previously established link between adolescents’ exposure to sexually explicit Internet material (SEIM) and […]
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COMMENTS: Exposure to pornography vidoes was significantly related to seeing women as sex objects. Another indication that high-speed porn is different from porn of the past. Sex Roles – A Journal of Research© Springer Science+Business Media, Published online: 28 February 2007 Jochen Peter1, 2 and Patti M. Valkenburg1 (1) University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2) The Amsterdam School of Communications […]
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doi: 10.1177/0093650205285369 Communication Research April 2006 vol. 33 no. 2 178-204 Jochen Peter University of Amsterdam, Patti M. Valkenburg University of Amsterdam Abstract Drawing on a survey of 745 Dutch adolescents ages 13 to 18, the authors investigated (a) the occurrence and frequency of adolescents’ exposure to sexually explicit material on the Internet and (b) […]
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COMMENTS: Positive attitudes about recreational sex corrleate with porn use. Journal of Communication Volume 56, Issue 4, pages 639–660, December 2006 Jochen Peter*, Patti M. Valkenburg DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2006.00313.x Abstract Previous research has largely ignored the implications of adolescents’ exposure to sexually explicit online material for their sexual attitude formation. To study whether adolescents’ exposure to sexually […]
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COMMENTS: Exposure to porn increases sexual preoccupancy. Study: “sexualized media environment may affect adolescents’ sexual development beyond traditionally studied variables, such as sexual attitudes and sexual behavior.” “the more frequently adolescents used SEIM, the more often they thought about sex, the stronger their interest in sex became, and the more frequently they became distracted because […]
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Comments: More frequent use of porn is associated with greater sexual uncertainty and acceptance of casual sex. Published online before print July 31, 2008, doi: 10.1177/0093650208321754 Communication Research October 2008 vol. 35 no. 5 579-601 Jochen Peter University of Amsterdam Patti M. Valkenburg University of Amsterdam Abstract The link between adolescents’ exposure to sexual media […]
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