School Context Young adolescents in publib, private and parochial schools do not differ in their degree of interest in school. Young adolescents who have higher interest in school, when compared to those with lower interest tend to have higher achievement motivation, higher self-esteem, and lower conflict with parents. Interest in school is higher for young adolescents when their perception of the school climate is positive. The greater the interest in school, the less young adolescents engage in drug use of antisocial behavior. Mass Media Context Half of all young adolescents spend three hours or more each day watching television.
Rock music is the only form which exposure increases with grade in school.
Exposure to television and movies remains relatively stable between fifth and ninth grade. The average young adolescent is exposed to the mass media a total of abou four hours per day. Only sleeping and attending school occupies more time. Boys and girls do not differ in the amount of time spent watching television or in the frequency of attending movies, Boys spend more time than girls listening to rock music and playing video games.