Boarding Schools for Girls

A study that was conducted by a University of Buffalo sociologist indicates that risk-taking behavior during the teen years can have a strong impact on the likelihood of marriage later in life. According to a May 20 article by Patricia Donovan of the UB Reporter, sociologist Sampson Lee Blair reached this conclusion after analyzing more than a decade's worth of data:

A national study of data collected over 12 years finds that delinquent teens marry earlier than their peers, while substance-abusing teens -- especially girls who abuse marijuana -- marry later than peers, if at all. ...

Delinquency was defined as anti-social behavior, including frequency of running away, arrests, physical fights, and behavioral problems in school.

The study analyzed data from a U.S. Department of Education survey collected from a nationally representative sample of 9,813 young adults from 1988 to 2000. The results were presented at the March conference of the Eastern Sociological Society in Baltimore.

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