Two new studies found that teenagers are becoming more sexually experimental, and that girls are catching up to boys in this area.
The first study looked at technology and sexual behaviors, based on a survey of 1,280 young people. One in five teenagers said they have sent or posted nude or semi-nude pictures or videos of themselves, usually to romantic partners. Among the 20- to 26-year-olds in the study, 33% had posted such pictures and 50% had received them.
Girls posted or sent more sexy pictures than boys did. The numbers were 22% of teen girls compared to 20% of teen boys, and 36% of young adult women compared to 31% of the men. However, slightly more (3%) of the boys sent and posted pictures.
Over half of the teen girls cited "pressure from a male" as a reason to send out sexy pictures of themselves, but only 18% of the boys answered that way. The most common reason given to send the pictures was to be "fun and flirtatious."
Three-fourths of the teens were aware that "sending suggestive content can have serious negative consequences."
The study was sponsored by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy and
CosmoGirl magazine.
A major new study from Bradley Hasbro Children's Research found that anal sex among young people is increasing, particularly among teens who do not use condoms.
Within this study, males engaging in the practice were more likely to be homosexual, bisexual, or undecided, whereas the females were more likely to have been coerced into sex, to have two or more partners, and to be living with a sexual partner.
Teen sex expert Judy Kuriansky, a professor at Columbia University, warns that teens engage in anal sex to avoid AIDS or pregnancy; however, the problem is that they can contract AIDS and other health problems this way.
Commenting on the Hasbro study, Dr. Kuriansky remarked that girls are now experimenting with sexual practices in the same way boys always have.
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