The spectrum of substrates for textual reading is being broadened as a result of digitisation to include a variety of screen-based technologies and reading devices, such as e-readers (e.g. kindle) and tablets (e.g. iPad). These technologies differ significantly from paper in terms of their capabilities. Given that textual reading is both likely to remain important as a cultural practice and is undergoing massive change as digital screens supplement paper – with the potential to replace it as the dominant substrate – there is an urgent need to investigate the effects of this change on the reading of various types of texts for various purposes. The necessity for an integrated, transdisciplinary paradigm of embodied, textual reading that takes into consideration its psychological, ergonomic, technical, social, cultural, and evolutionary components is discussed in this essay. The suggested model aims to be somewhat explanatory in the sense that it connects and integrates the available data. It is also partially exploratory in the sense that it highlights knowledge gaps that require further research. As a result, the model will be utilized to direct the planning of future research as well as to increase the compatibility and applicability of research.

Background: This study investigated the correlates of risky sexual behaviours of adolescents in Rivers State. Six objectives with corresponding research questions and hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Materials and Methods: The study adopted a correlational research design. The population of the study comprised of all 93,076 in- School Senior Secondary School adolescents in Rivers State. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select a sample of 880 from six LGAs in the three senatorial zones of the State. The instrument for data collection was a validated self-structured questionnaire with reliability coefficients of 0.852 for peer pressure and 0.733 for media using Cronbach alpha. Data collected was analyzed using IBM SPSS (version 25), percentages were used to answer research questions, and binary logistic regression was used to test hypotheses at 0.05 alpha levels. Results and Discussions: The result of the study showed 14.6% prevalence of sexual behaviours. Also, the findings revealed that 73.2% did not used condoms at sexual debut, 7.3% had sexual intercourse with more than one person, 2.6% had paid sexual intercourse, 2.2% have had sexual intercourse with sex worker and 11.3% have had oral sex. Conclusions: The result of the study established a significant relationship between peer pressure and sexual behaviours (p < 0.05) and result revealed a significant association between social media influence and sexual behaviours (p <0.05). The study recommended that sexual health education be taught early right from the home by parents/ guardians and in school by teachers and school health officers with emphasis on the identified correlates peer pressure and media influence. Parents should not purchase high tech android phones for their children and should monitor what they do with phones provided.