TY - JOUR
T1 - Music videos and sexual risk in african american adolescent girls
T2 - Gender, power and the need for media literacy
AU - Robillard, Alyssa
N1 - Funding Information:
The author would like to acknowledge and thank Drs. Ralph DiClemente and Gina Wingood for facilitating valuable research experience. This work was completed under the direction of Principal Investigator, Ralph DiClemente through funding from the National Institute of Mental Health: 1R01 MH54412. Additionally, most sincere thanks are extended to Drs. Connie Kohler, B. Lee Green, Sharina Persons, and Susan Davies for their assistance and support with this research. finally, the author wishes to acknowledge assistance from the Women’s Studies Summer Research Awards Program of Arizona State University.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Background: Music videos contain sexual content often reflecting women as promiscuous, submissive, or passive. Few studies have examined gender- and sex-related attitudes in African American females, particularly across genres of music videos. Purpose: Using constructs from Cultivation Theory, Theory of Gender and Power and Social Cognitive Theory, this study examined the association of music video viewing, gender roles, self-efficacy for condom use, and condom use among a sample of African American adolescent girls (N = 522). Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional design using baseline survey data collected through a larger study testing an HIV-risk reduction intervention. Results: Viewing frequency was highest for rap (97%) and R and B (80.4%) videos. Negative exposure in videos significantly predicted perceived personal influence and condom use self-efficacy. Girls who watched rap videos held less traditional attitudes toward women than those who watched rap and R and B combined. Discussion: An examination of music videos allows a broader evaluation of factors that may support sexual risk behavior. Further, R and B videos may contain images that romanticize male-female relationships and reinforce unhealthy gender roles. Translation to Health Education Practice: Research should examine media literacy approaches in combination with appropriate HIV prevention education to develop youth as informed, critical consumers of sex-related gendered content in various music video genres.
AB - Background: Music videos contain sexual content often reflecting women as promiscuous, submissive, or passive. Few studies have examined gender- and sex-related attitudes in African American females, particularly across genres of music videos. Purpose: Using constructs from Cultivation Theory, Theory of Gender and Power and Social Cognitive Theory, this study examined the association of music video viewing, gender roles, self-efficacy for condom use, and condom use among a sample of African American adolescent girls (N = 522). Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional design using baseline survey data collected through a larger study testing an HIV-risk reduction intervention. Results: Viewing frequency was highest for rap (97%) and R and B (80.4%) videos. Negative exposure in videos significantly predicted perceived personal influence and condom use self-efficacy. Girls who watched rap videos held less traditional attitudes toward women than those who watched rap and R and B combined. Discussion: An examination of music videos allows a broader evaluation of factors that may support sexual risk behavior. Further, R and B videos may contain images that romanticize male-female relationships and reinforce unhealthy gender roles. Translation to Health Education Practice: Research should examine media literacy approaches in combination with appropriate HIV prevention education to develop youth as informed, critical consumers of sex-related gendered content in various music video genres.
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U2 - 10.1080/19325037.2012.10599224
DO - 10.1080/19325037.2012.10599224
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861219435
SN - 1932-5037
VL - 43
SP - 93
EP - 103
JO - American Journal of Health Education
JF - American Journal of Health Education
IS - 2
ER -