Evaluating the mechanisms and long-term effects of a web-based comprehensive sexual health and media literacy education program for young adults attending community college: study protocol for a three-arm randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many community college students experience poor sexual and relationship health outcomes. Young adults consume a plethora of media content, much of which depicts unhealthy sexual and romantic relationships, and research has shown that media exposure can negatively impact health outcomes. Asynchronous, web-based media literacy education (MLE) programs have been shown to improve short-term sexual and relationship health outcomes. However, there is a dearth of research on the mechanisms by which MLE programs impact health outcomes and the long-term effects of MLE programs on sexual and relationship health outcomes among community college students.

Methods

This study will (1) evaluate the unique effects of MLE on primary and secondary sexual and relationship health out

SUBMITTER: Scull TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210582 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature