A Longitudinal Investigation of Television Viewing in Adolescence and Sexual Perfectionism and Satisfaction in Adulthood

This study examines associations between adolescents’ exposure to two television genres that convey contradictory sexual messages and the expectation of sexual perfectionism over a period of 15 years (N = 161). All respondents were in a romantic relationship in the final wave of this longitudinal study. Sitcom viewing during adolescence was related to more sexual perfectionism in adulthood, whereas youth drama viewing predicted less sexual perfectionism over the same period of more than a decade. These associations were not moderated by their motivation to learn about dating from television. Adolescents’ sitcom viewing was indirectly related to lower levels of sexual and relational satisfaction in young adulthood, whereas youth drama viewing indirectly predicted more satisfaction through the association with sexual perfectionism.

Jaar van publicatie:2020

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IOF-keylabel:ja

BOF-publication weight:3

CSS-citation score:1

Auteurs:International

Authors from:Government, Higher Education

Toegankelijkheid:Open