ABSTRACT

Gendered sexual scripts (GSS) reflect stereotypes about the gender-specific behaviors expected in romantic and sexual relationships. Television may be a powerful contributor to these scripts for adolescents because of its stereotypical portrayals and prominence in their lives. However, although television use is a consistent predictor of adults’ GSS, few studies have tested these relations among adolescents, especially U.S. adolescents, and most report null results. Across two studies, we sought to decipher these patterns, investigating whether U.S. adolescents’ regular exposure to diverse TV genres predicted their acceptance of GSS. In Study 1, we surveyed 574 adolescents aged 13–18, testing whether their viewing of three TV genres (scripted programming, reality TV, music videos) was associated with their support of GSS, as measured by four scales. In study 2, we surveyed a national sample of 398 adolescents, testing whether their viewing of four TV genres was associated with their support of GSS. For both studies, viewing of reality TV was associated with stronger support of each measure of GSS; there were few contributions of other genres. Gender moderated one interaction in each study, demonstrating stronger contributions for girls. Implications are discussed for media literacy programs and for teen dating abuse.

摘要

性别性别脚本 (GSS) 反映了对浪漫和性关系中预期的特定性别行为的刻板印象。电视可能是这些青少年剧本的强大贡献者，因为它的刻板形象和在他们生活中的突出地位。然而，尽管电视使用是成年人的一致预测指标GSS，很少有研究测试了青少年，尤其是美国青少年之间的这些关系，并且大多数报告无效。在两项研究中，我们试图破译这些模式，调查美国青少年经常接触不同类型的电视是否能预测他们对 GSS 的接受程度。在研究 1 中，我们调查了 574 名 13-18 岁的青少年，测试他们观看三种电视类型（脚本节目、真人秀、音乐视频）是否与他们对 GSS 的支持相关，通过四个量表测量。在研究 2 中，我们调查了 398 名青少年的全国样本，测试他们观看四种电视类型是否与他们对 GSS 的支持有关。在这两项研究中，观看真人秀电视与对每项 GSS 测量的更强支持相关；其他类型的贡献很少。在每项研究中，性别调节了一次互动，表明对女孩的贡献更大。讨论了对媒体素养计划和青少年约会虐待的影响。