The Content of Reality Dating Shows and Viewer Perceptions of Dating

Ferris, Amber L.; Smith, Sandi W.; Greenberg, Bradley S.; Smith, Stacy L.

doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2007.00354.x

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“…16 Recent cultivation studies also point to relationships between greater use of television and acceptance of aggressive communication and physical behaviors. Researchers have found that heavy television use (e.g., crime dramas and soap operas) is correlated with greater acceptance of the rape myth (i.e., false accusations of rape and promiscuity).…”

Section: Political Flaming and Cultivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Mainstreaming of Verbally Aggressive Online Political Behaviors

Cicchirillo

Hmielowski

Hutchens

2015

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relationship between verbal aggression and uncivil media attention on political flaming. More specifically, this paper examines whether the use of uncivil media programming is associated with the perceived acceptability and intention to engage in aggressive online discussions (i.e., online political flaming) and whether this relationship varies by verbal aggression. The results show that individuals less inclined to engage in aggressive communication tactics (i.e., low in verbal aggression) become more accepting of flaming and show greater intention to flame as their attention to uncivil media increases. By contrast, those with comparatively higher levels of verbal aggression show a decrease in acceptance and intention to flame as their attention to these same media increases.

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Section: Political Flaming and Cultivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Mainstreaming of Verbally Aggressive Online Political Behaviors

Cicchirillo

Hmielowski

Hutchens

2015

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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“…11 It is interesting to note that the less sexually experienced students were more likely than sexually experienced students to be watching reality shows, which suggests the importance of such programs for sexual socialization. 12,13 In addition to TV, other media provide frequent messages about sexual behavior.…”

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“…2 American media make sex seem like a harmless sport in which everyone engages, and results of considerable research have indicated that the media can have a major effect on young people's attitudes and behaviors. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] In fact, the media may function as a "superpeer" in convincing adolescents that sexual activity is a normative behavior for young teenagers. 2,36,37 In a survey of 2100 11-to 17-year-old girls, only the 11-year-olds reported that they did not feel pressure from the media to begin having sex.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media

Strasburger¹

2010

Pediatrics

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From a health viewpoint, early sexual activity among US adolescents is a potential problem because of the risk of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. New evidence points to the media adolescents use frequently (television, music, movies, magazines, and the Internet) as important factors in the initiation of sexual intercourse. There is a major disconnect between what mainstream media portray-casual sex and sexuality with no consequences-and what children and teenagers need-straightforward information about human sexuality and the need for contraception when having sex. Television, film, music, and the Internet are all becoming increasingly sexually explicit, yet information on abstinence, sexual responsibility, and birth control remains rare. It is unwise to promote "abstinence-only" sex education when it has been shown to be ineffective and when the media have become such an important source of information about "nonabstinence." Recommendations are presented to help pediatricians address this important issue. Pediatrics 2010;126:576-582 INTRODUCTIONEarly sexual activity among teenagers can be problematic. According to the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 46% of all high school seniors have had sexual intercourse, and 14% have had 4 partners or more. 1 Although pregnancy rates have generally been decreasing since 1991, the United States still has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the Western world, 2 and for the first time in 15 years, the birth rate increased 3% from 2005 to 2006. 3 Early intercourse also increases the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI), including HIV, and adolescents have one of the highest STI rates of any age group. 4 Although 15-to 24-year-olds account for only one-quarter of the sexually active population in the United States, they contract nearly half of all new STIs every year. 4 A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that 1 in 4 teenagers has had an STI. 5 Ten percent of young women who had first had sex in their teenage years reported that their first time was involuntary, and the younger they were, the more likely that was the case. 6 WHAT CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS LEARN FROM THE MEDIAAmerican children and teenagers spend more than 7 hours/day with a variety of different media. 7 Those media are filled with sexual messages and images, many of which are unrealistic. 2 On television (TV), which remains the predominant medium in terms of time spent for all young people, more than 75% of prime-time programs contain sexual THE COUNCIL ON COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA

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“…In the last 5 years, reality TV emerged as one of the most popular genres of television programming (Ferris, Smith, Greenberg, & Smith, 2007). With its filming of real people as they live out events in their lives (see Nabi et al, 2003), reality TV significantly differs from fictional TV programs on some program content (e.g., Nabi et al, 2006).…”

Section: Reality Televisionmentioning

confidence: 99%

I Am What I Watch: Voyeurism, Sensation Seeking, and Television Viewing Patterns

Bagdasarov

Greene

Banerjee

et al. 2010

Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

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This article investigates the role of viewers' personality traits, sensation-seeking, and voyeurism in relation to reported consumption of voyeuristic program content in various television genres. A uses and gratifications approach was employed to identify factors predicting appeal of particular TV programs. The study combines two types of media research: survey and content analysis. Results were combined to create the Voyeurism Television Consumption Index (VTCI) for each genre of TV programming. Both sensation-seeking and voyeurism predict media selection, with voyeuristic personality a better predictor of VTCI across genres. Implications of the findings are discussed.

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The Content of Reality Dating Shows and Viewer Perceptions of Dating

Cited by 119 publications

References 27 publications

The Mainstreaming of Verbally Aggressive Online Political Behaviors

The Mainstreaming of Verbally Aggressive Online Political Behaviors

Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media

I Am What I Watch: Voyeurism, Sensation Seeking, and Television Viewing Patterns

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