Sexual Stereotypes Portrayed in Rap Music Videos Influence High-Risk Behaviors Among African-American Teenage Girls
Objective
:
This study sought to determine whether perceiving portrayals of sexual stereotypes
in rap music videos was associated with adverse health outcomes among African American
adolescent females.
Methods
: Over 500
African American female adolescents
were recruited from community
venues. Adolescents completed a survey consisting of questions on sociodemographic characteristics, rap music video viewing habits, and a scale that assessed the primary predictor variable, portrayal of sexual stereotypes in rap music videos. Adolescents also completed an
interview that assessed the health outcomes and provided urine for a marijuana screen.
Results
:
The adolescents who perceived more portrayals of sexual
stereotypes in rap music videos were more likely to engage in binge drinking (OR
test positive for marijuana,
have multiple sexual partners
and have a negative body
image (
This is one of the first studies quantitatively examining
the relationship between cultural images of sexual stereotypes in rap music videos
and a spectrum of adverse health outcomes in African American female adolescents.
Conclusions
:
Greater attention to this social issue may improve the health of all adolescent
females.
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Sexual Stereotypes Portrayed in Rap Music Videos Influence High-Risk Behaviors Among African-American Teenage Girls
