Topic: Anita Chandra

Children whose parents are deployed appear to have more emotional difficulties, stress, anxiety and problems within the family than their peers, a new study shows.. "What we found was that kids were reporting taking on more household responsibilities, such as taking care ...
'Sex and the City' and teens: That was one of the shows used in the research.The new study is the first to link those viewing habits with teen pregnancy, said lead author Anita Chandra, a Rand Corp. behavioral scientist. Teens who watched ...

Sex on TV linked to teen pregnancy: study

A study published Monday claimed it had established for the first time a link between TV programs with sexual content and teenage pregnancies.Researchers interviewed 2,000 adolescents aged 12 to 17 three times between 2001 and 2004 and found that those with the ...
11/3/2008 Print E-mail New research suggests that teens who spend the most time watching sexually charged television shows are twice as likely to become pregnant or impregnate someone else.. Still, parents should pay close attention to what their kids watch, said study ...
Exposure to high amounts of televised sexual content is independently associated with an increased risk of teenage pregnancy, researchers report in the November issue of Pediatrics.. Anita Chandra, of Rand Corp in Arlington, Va., and colleagues assessed data from a national longitudinal ...