Adolescents who took abstinence-only sex education classes were more likely to delay having sex, a new study shows. In the study, some 662 black 6th- and 7th-grade students, ranging in age from 10 to 15 with an average age of 12, participated in classes held on Saturdays at four Philadelphia public schools that draw from primarily lower-income neighborhoods. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘Adolescents’
Abstinence-Only Classes Reduced Sexual Activity, Study Found
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Does Film Smoking Promote Youth Smoking in Middle-Income Countries?: A Longitudinal Study among Mexican Adolescents
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Objective: To determine whether exposure to smoking imagery in films predicts smoking onset among never-smoking Mexican adolescents. ... read more >>
Objective: To determine whether exposure to smoking imagery in films predicts smoking onset among never-smoking Mexican adolescents. ... read more >>
Young Athletes Resist Lure of Smoking in Movies
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Adolescents who participate in team sports are better able to resist the temptation to smoke than nonparticipants, even when they watch movies that portray characters lighting up, a study found. ... read more >>
Adolescents who participate in team sports are better able to resist the temptation to smoke than nonparticipants, even when they watch movies that portray characters lighting up, a study found. ... read more >>
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