Wednesday, May 30, 2007
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY ACTION IMPLIES THAT TEENS UNDER 15 ARE JUST AS COMMITTED IN THEIR SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS AS OLDER TEENS
Study Suggests Teen Sex OK in "Committed" Relationships
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Nearly $200 million in abstinence-education funding — and the mental health of American teenagers — hangs in the balance.
New research, to be published Thursday in the American Journal of Sociology, suggests premarital sex doesn't harm the mental health of teens, except those 15 or younger, whose relationships tend to be less committed, USA Today reported today.
"For this study to state that teens 15 and younger tend to be less committed in sexual relationships demonstrates its incredible disconnect from reality," said Linda Klepacki, analyst for sexual health at Focus on the Family Action.
Somebody at Focus on Everything but the Family Was Asleep at the Editing Switch.
Read the whole story, which you totally misunsderstood if you didn't click through.
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Nearly $200 million in abstinence-education funding — and the mental health of American teenagers — hangs in the balance.
New research, to be published Thursday in the American Journal of Sociology, suggests premarital sex doesn't harm the mental health of teens, except those 15 or younger, whose relationships tend to be less committed, USA Today reported today.
"For this study to state that teens 15 and younger tend to be less committed in sexual relationships demonstrates its incredible disconnect from reality," said Linda Klepacki, analyst for sexual health at Focus on the Family Action.
Somebody at Focus on Everything but the Family Was Asleep at the Editing Switch.
Read the whole story, which you totally misunsderstood if you didn't click through.
--ER