“ Listening to sexual lyrics associated with teen sex”Youths ages 12-17 who listen to music with sexually degrading and explicit lyrics do more frequently have intercourse at an earlier age than peers who listen to lyrics where sex is depicted less explicitly, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed 1,461 teens by telephone in 2001 and conducted follow-up interviews in 2002 and 2004. Teens who listened frequently to explicit music were almost twice as likely to initiate intercourse or other sexual activity during the two-year study as were teens who listened to little or no sexually degrading music. Among those who listened most to sexually degrading music, 51 percent reported having intercourse within two years, compared to 29 percent of little- or no-listeners. Of all teenagers interviewed, 31 percent reported to frequently listen to sexually degrading music. This study indicates, therefore, that exposure to sexually degrading music is associated with such youths to be less thoughtful or inhibited about sexual decisions. |
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