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RAND Study Is First to Link Viewing of Sexual Content on Television to Subsequent Teen Pregnancy
Nov 3, 2008
Exposure to Sex on TV May Increase the Chance of Teen Pregnancy
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Offers some practical implications based on the first study to demonstrate a link between exposure to sexual content on TV and subsequently becoming pregnant or being responsible for a pregnancy before the age of 20.
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