“…'' In sum, like several other studies before it, the results of this study suggest that exposure to entertainment media that glamorize casual sex and trivialize the risks and responsibilities associated with sex increases consumers' risk of outcomes identified as untoward by the public health community (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2010; Peter & Valkenburg, 2011;Ward, 2003;Wingood et al, 2001;Wright, 2011aWright, , 2011cWright et al, 2012). And, in alignment with the views of other sexual health scholars, this study recommends that sexual risk preventions include media education and literacy training as part of their curricula (Allen, D'Alessio, Emmers, & Gebhardt, 1996;Isaacs & Fisher, 2008;Pinkleton, Austin, Cohen, Chen, & Fitzgerald, 2008).…”