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    Adolescent Religiosity and Selective Exposure to Television

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    Issue Date
    2009-02-21
    Author
    Bobkowski, Peter S.
    Publisher
    Taylor & Francis
    Type
    Article
    Article Version
    Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript
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    “This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Children and Media on 21 Feb. 2009, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15348420802670942.”
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    Relying on the Adolescent Media Practice Model and selective exposure theory, this study investigated whether religious adolescents watch less mature television entertainment programs than their less religious peers. Program maturity was measured using V-chip ratings, with higher maturity scores indicating content that included more sexuality, violence, and/or adult and sexual language. The responses from 1,335 16- to 18-year-olds who completed Wave 2 of the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) survey were analyzed. Findings indicate that religiosity contributes to explaining the variance in television maturity means, with more religious adolescents indicating a preference for less mature television entertainment. Gender, race, income, and parents’ monitoring of teens’ media were also found to influence television maturity. Teens’ attitudes toward premarital sex appeared to mediate the effect of religiosity on their television entertainment choices.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/1808/22436
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/15348420802670942
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    Bobkowski, P. S. (2009). Adolescent religiosity and selective exposure to television. Journal of Media and Religion, 8, 55-70.

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