Study Reveals That Peer Pressure Is Not the Only Reason Teens Have Sex

Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A new study said that peer pressure is not necessarily the primary reason why teens have sex, but rather, the belief that their fellow teenagers are doing so.

The review, published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Review indicated that the most important factor in teenagers opting to have sex at such a young age is that they think their peers are doing so as well. The review looked at data from multiple studies including over 50,000 teens.

Researchers indicate that the data could provide “important implications” for dealing with teenage sexual behavior.


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