Dr. Anita Chandra, a researcher at Rand Corporation, surveyed 2000 children ages 12 to 17 old in 2001, and then contacted these children again in 2002 and 2004. About 14 percent of those in the study became teen parents, and this group watched more shows with sexual content. The researchers took into account factors such as race and parental education.
"These findings add to the growing body of evidence that what children see on screen affects their behaviors in real life," said Dr. Dmitri Christakis, a professor at the University of Washington and an expert on children's television.
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