News tagged with same sex peers
Study shows males are more tolerant of same-sex peers
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Women have traditionally been viewed as being more social and cooperative than men. However, there is recent evidence that this may not be the case. In fact, studies have shown that men maintain larger social networks with ...
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Overweight kids have fewer cavities, new study shows
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Contrary to conventional wisdom, overweight children have fewer cavities and healthier teeth compared to their normal weight peers, according to a study published in this month’s issue of Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology.
Adolescents with High-Risk Sexual Attitudes Attract Peers with Similar Attitudes
May 17, 2007 |
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High-risk sexual behavior in adolescents appears to be influenced by the sexual attitudes of peers, and young people select friends whose attitudes about sex are consistent with their own attitudes. These are the conclusions ...
Teens in Love Do Less Crime
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Teenagers in love may be less likely to get mixed up in crime and substance abuse, according to new UC Davis research. But while romantic love seems to help keep teens law-abiding, casual sex can mean trouble.
Teen drug education also helps curb risky sexual behavior, study finds
Apr 29, 2009 |
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School-based drug education programs for adolescents can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behavior in addition to curbing substance abuse, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Early sex may lead teens to delinquency, study shows
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Teens who start having sex significantly earlier than their peers also show higher rates of delinquency in later years, new research shows.
Both gender and friendship can influence adolescent alcohol use
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Adolescents who drink alcohol, smoke and/or use drugs tend to have peers who do the same. A new study that looked at other factors which may moderate the influence of peers has found that gender, and gender of friends, can ...
Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Facebook and MySpace have closed the accounts of 3,533 convicted sex offenders in New York state under a law combating online predators, officials said Tuesday.
Sex, drugs and dating make teens feel older
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Jun 18, 2007 |
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A Canadian study has confirmed what parents have long suspected: dating, sexual activity and substance use seem to make teens feel older than they really are. And, as adolescents get older, the gap between their chronological ...
Outreach van makes sex trade workers safer: research
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A van that circled Vancouver streets frequented by sex trade workers made them feel safer and reduced their likelihood of being attacked, according to a University of British Columbia study.
Sugar, spice and puppy dog tails: Developing sex-typed personality traits and interests
Apr 29, 2009 |
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A new longitudinal study of children's personality traits and interests tells us that sex-typed characteristics develop differently in girls and boys. The study, by researchers at The Pennsylvania State University, the University ...
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