Effects of relationship education on emerging adults' relationship beliefs and behaviors

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 723-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
LAURA J. HOLT ◽  
JONATHAN F. MATTANAH ◽  
CHRISTA K. SCHMIDT ◽  
JENNIFER S. DAKS ◽  
ERIN N. BROPHY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Relationship Education ◽  
Relationship Beliefs ◽  
And Behaviors

The Impacts of Sexual Media Exposure on Adolescent and Emerging Adults’ Dating and Sexual Violence Attitudes and Behaviors: A Critical Review of the Literature

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara Anne E. Rodenhizer ◽  
Katie M. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Media ◽  
Sexually Violent ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Media Preferences ◽  
Violence Attitudes ◽  
The Impact

Dating violence (DV) and sexual violence (SV) are widespread problems among adolescents and emerging adults. A growing body of literature demonstrates that exposure to sexually explicit media (SEM) and sexually violent media (SVM) may be risk factors for DV and SV. The purpose of this article is to provide a systematic and comprehensive literature review on the impact of exposure to SEM and SVM on DV and SV attitudes and behaviors. A total of 43 studies utilizing adolescent and emerging adult samples were reviewed, and collectively the findings suggest that (1) exposure to SEM and SVM is positively related to DV and SV myths and more accepting attitudes toward DV and SV; (2) exposure to SEM and SVM is positively related to actual and anticipated DV and SV victimization, perpetration, and bystander nonintervention; (3) SEM and SVM more strongly impact men’s DV and SV attitudes and behaviors than women’s DV and SV attitudes and behaviors; and (4) preexisting attitudes related to DV and SV and media preferences moderate the relationship between SEM and SVM exposure and DV and SV attitudes and behaviors. Future studies should strive to employ longitudinal and experimental designs, more closely examine the mediators and moderators of SEM and SVM exposure on DV and SV outcomes, focus on the impacts of SEM and SVM that extend beyond men’s use of violence against women, and examine the extent to which media literacy programs could be used independently or in conjunction with existing DV and SV prevention programs to enhance effectiveness of these programming efforts.

Relationship Beliefs Patterns Among Relationship Education Participants at Different Venues

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 390-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline A. Miller ◽  
J. Scott Crapo ◽  
Kay Bradford ◽  
Brian J. Higginbotham
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Education ◽  
Relationship Beliefs

Adolescent and Emerging Adult Perception and Participation in Problematic and Risky Online Behavior

2019 ◽  
pp. 75-97
Author(s):  
Cody Devyn Weeks ◽  
Kaveri Subrahmanyam
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Emerging Adult ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Online Behavior ◽  
Positive Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors

Advances in mobile technology have allowed young people to access social media regardless of time of day or geographic location. Communication and behaviors that once took place solely offline have shifted to online contexts. Research has found that viewing problematic media content related to risky sexual activity and drug use may change youths’ beliefs and behaviors about these issues. Because social media is popular with adolescents and emerging adults, we must evaluate how the content that they consume could be related to negative outcomes. By understanding the relation between young people’s social media content and their beliefs and behaviors, we can potentially use media as a tool to reinforce more positive behaviors.

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