De Traditionele Ouderlijke Attituden en Seksueel Getinte Media In Samenhang Met de Stereotype Seksuele Dubbele Standaard

Abstract

Background: This study examined the relation between traditional parental attitudes towards sex and sexually tinted media on the one hand and the stereotypical sexual double standard of youth in the age of 16-18 year on the other hand and if there are differences in this relation between boys and girls. Methods: The sample consisted of 259 adolescents (41.7% men) aged 16-18 years (M = 16,88; SD = 0.50). The study is examined by the use of six questionnaires to receive the data. Results: Results from the hierarchical regression analyses showed that a low traditional parental attitude towards sex, results in a high stereotypical sexual double standard. This means that adolescents whose parents are less preserved have a higher sexual double standard. Furthermore, higher exposure to sexually tinted media, in particular reality TV and media that brings the traditional attitudes forward, related to a high stereotypical SDS. This means that the more an adolescent experiences the traditional attitudes that media brings forward and the more exposure to reality TV, the stronger his traditional SDS stereotype. This study found no difference between boys and girls in relationship with traditional parental attitudes and the stereotypical SDS. From current research there appears to be a significant difference between boys and girls in the relationship between reality TV and stereotypical SDS. The less boys watch reality TV, the more traditional SDS stereotypes is present. Conclusion: There is a relationship between both the parental attitude and sexually tinted media, on one hand, and the stereotypical SDS, on the other hand. In the present study related arguments are developed and possible implications are discussed