Week 7 Research Paper
Adam Olson
American Military University
Yolonda Seals-Weathers
CHFD 342
Week 7 Research Paper
Development of Sexual Expectancies among Adolescents: Contributions by Parents, Peers and the Media
In 2003 researchers wanted to know if there was an association between sexual expectancies and socialization agents differed by age (Ragsdale, 2014). These researchers ran a longitudinal study between 2003-2005 in San Francisco and Los Angeles middle and high schools. In this study researcher’s surveyed youths between the ages of 13 and 18. Youth that were willing to participate in the study were instructed to complete a thirty minute computer assisted self-interview (CASI). Questions from this survey were comprised of…show more content… In your conclusion, you must address why the 2 research articles inspired you to want to use them in your paper, what impact or potential does this research have in the ‘real world’ lives of everyday people, and what future directions should research in this area possibly go? Do not make a list and answer the questions; rather, eloquently address all of the questions above within 2-4 nicely constructed paragraphs.)
References
DACEY. (2008). Human Development Across the Lifespan [VitalSouce bookshelf version]. Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/1259215261/epubcfi/6/36
Doswell, W., Kim, Y., Braxter, B., Taylor, J., Kitutu, J., & Hsu, Y. (2003). A theoretical model of early teen sexual behavior: what research tells us about mother's influence on the sexual behavior of early adolescent girls. Journal Of Theory Construction & Testing, 7(2), 56-60.
Ragsdale, K., Bersamin, M., Schwartz, S., Zamboanga, B., Kerrick, M., & Grube, J. (2014). Development of sexual expectancies among adolescents: contributions by parents, peers and the media. Journal Of Sex Research, 51(5), 551-560.
