Study Finds Early Sex Linked to Teen Delinquency Which Can Last into Adulthood
COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 27, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Teens who start having sex significantly earlier than their peers also show higher rates of delinquency in later years, new research shows. A national study of more than 7,000 youth found that adolescents who had sex early showed a 20 percent increase in delinquent acts one year later compared to those whose first sexual experience occurred at the average age for their school. In contrast, those teens who waited longer than average to have sex had delinquency rates 50 percent lower a year later compared to average teens. And those trends continued […]
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