Abstract
The present study examined whether television exposure shapes female emerging adults' sexual self-concept, defined as self-perceptions of one's qualities in the sexual domain. Results from two-year panel data collected from undergraduate women suggested that Time-1 exposure to soap operas, prime-time dramas, and amount of television viewing predicted a deflation in college women's Time-2 sexual self-concept. In addition, Time-1 sexual self-concept negatively predicted Time-2 prime-time drama exposure and Time-2 television watched per day. The results are interpreted in light of the cognitive information processing model (Huesmann, 1997) and the selective exposure hypothesis (Festinger, 1957).
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 157-181 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Media Psychology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Communication
- Applied Psychology