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Abstract
Objective To investigate the relationship between adolescents' frequency of watching semi-explicit sexual television content and their fear of getting AIDS.
Methods A longitudinal cohort study was conducted to test whether fourth grade students (N = 733) who regularly watched sexually semi-explicit content at baseline were less likely to be afraid of getting AIDS one year later at follow-up.
Results Regression analyses indicated that adolescents who were frequently exposed to semi-explicit sexual TV content at baseline were less likely to be fearful about getting AIDS one year later.
Conclusion Watching semi-explicit television is related to reduced fear of getting AIDS.
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Acknowledgements
This research was funded by the Flemish Ministry of Health (Belgium).
Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.