Differential gender effects of exposure to rap music on African American adolescents' acceptance of teen dating violence

Author(s): Adams, M. S., Ashburn, L.

Journal/Book: Sex Roles. 1995; 33: 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013. Plenum Publ Corp. 597-605.

Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to assess the effects of exposure to nonviolent rap music on African American adolescents' perceptions of teen dating violence. African American male and female subjects were exposed to nonviolent rap videos (which contained images of women in sexually subordinate roles) or they saw no videos. They read a vignette that involved teen dating violence perpetrated by a male. The results indicated that there was a significant interaction between gender and video exposure. Move specifically acceptance of the use of violence did not vary as a function of exposure for male subjects. Conversely, female subjects who were exposed to the videos showed greater acceptance of the violence than females who were not exposed. Possible basis and implications for these findings are discussed.

Note: Note JD Johnson, Univ N Carolina, Dept Psychol, 601 S Coll Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403 USA

Keyword(s): ROCK-MUSIC; STUDENTS; WOMEN

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