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TEENAGE
RELATIONSHIPS
BY:-
Zunaira Rafi
Acknowledgement
We are thankful to all the participants for lending us their time to fill out our
questionnaire with their honest opinions and also our respected teacher,
Mrs. Nadia Ayub for providing us with all the help we needed to successfully
We also carry out our thanks to our institution, the Institute of Business
We hope that the results that our research has produced would be helpful in
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Table of Content
Intoduction ....................................................................................................... 5
Methodology .................................................................................................... 7
Results .............................................................................................................. 9
Discussion ....................................................................................................... 13
Conclusion....................................................................................................... 14
Appendix (B)....................................................................................................24
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Executive Summary
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INTRODUCTION
Sooner or later your teen is going to discover the opposite sex. If you’re lucky, it will
come later, so they can enjoy childhood a little while longer, but it will inevitably come.
And with it there will be all the problems of rejection, first love, romance, break up and
finding someone new. It’s an adventure, b ut for them one that’s especially steeped in
emotion as their hormones fly all over the place. Relationships are at the heart of a
teenager's life. Friends become a primary focus for teens and intimate relationships
begin to bloom.
Teenage relationships are often rocky. This can be attributed to two major factors:
teenage dating abuse, which is on the rise, and the fact that teenagers are naturally
volatile, which can add to the drama or trauma of teen dating. Dating for teens is more
stressful than when adults date because teenagers are emotional and moody. They
tend to become hyper-focused on one aspect of the relationship, and a dangerous
situation may arise. Every relationship brings together at least two sets of opinions,
morals, values and beliefs.
Relationships take time, energy, and care to make them healthy. The relationships that
you make in your teen years will be a special part of your life and will teach you some of
the most important lessons about who you are. The great beauty of teen relationships is
that they help you to grow. If you’re lucky, your relationships will grow with you and
become a static force in your life.
Teen relationships can be highly intense. Some kids feel as though they have met their
soul mate at the age of 14, only to move on to find their next soul mates six months
later. Because teenagers live in the very intense, very confusing world between almost
grown up and grown up, their feelings can often be confusing as they are exciting.
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Reference:
Today’s teens face strong pressures to date as well as get involved in a serious relationship
(Teenage Research Unlimited, 2006). Although most romantic relationships last less than 5 months
among 12 to 14 year-olds, by age 16 relationships last an average of 2 years (Berk, 2005). In the
early teen years dating is more superficial – for fun, status among peers, and exploring sexuality. In
the older teen years youth are looking for intimacy, companionship, affection, and social support.
Having a secure view of friendship is positively related to teens’ security in their romantic
relationships (Berk, 2005). In other words, parents influence the quality of teens’ friendships and
dating relationships.
As long as dating doesn’t start too early in the adolescent years, dating is a way to learn (Berk,
2005):
cooperation skills
socially appropriate behavior
interdependence
compromise
empathy
intimacy
sensitivity.
Although most adolescent romantic relationships do not last long (most teens are still forming their
identities), first romances are practice for more mature bonds in adulthood. In fact, warm and caring
romantic relationships in the teen years tend to lead to satisfying, committed relationships in early
adulthood (Berk, 2005).
The dark side of dating in the teen years is that it can put youth at risk. Frequent dating in early
adolescence is linked with adolescent risk behaviors such as school failure, drug use, and
delinquency. Also, a teen’s chance of involvement in dating violence increases if he or she has
experienced abusive family relationships as well as frequent, early dating and/or sexual involvement.
A portion of teens face the dangers of dating violence. For example, in a representative poll of over
1,000 teens (13-18 years-old) (Teenage Research Unlimited, 2006):
About half (49%) of 16- to 18- year-olds have been “seriously involved” in a relationship.
24% felt pressure to date and 14% said they would do almost anything to keep a boyfriend or
girlfriend.
61% of teens who had been in a relationship stated they had a boyfriend/girlfriend who made them
“feel bad or embarrassed” about themselves.
15% have been “hit, slapped, or pushed” by a boyfriend or girlfriend and 25% of those in a “serious”
relationship were “hit, slapped, or pushed.”
One-third (33%) of 16-18 year-olds said sex is “expected” of people their age who are in a
relationship – about the same portion (31%) of teens who have been in a “serious” relationship
agreed with this statement.
Source: http://fycs.ifas.ufl.edu
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METHODOLOGY
SAMPLE:
The sample for this research consisted of 80 participants of whom 43 were males
and 37 were females. The age group we targeted for this research was 16-24.
MEASURE:
The research was conducted through questionnaires. A lot of work was done to
prepare the questionnaire and questions were set up according to the latest
PROCEDURE:
The questionnaires were divided among 4 investigators. We first asked the
participants to carefully go through the informed consent form and sign it if they
wished to continue. After which they had to fill the required demographic
information. The data for the research was collected in around 3 days through
filled.
After all the data had been collected, each investigator evaluated the data he had
collected and then the evaluated data was compiled together to compute the final
results.
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RESULTS
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Discussion
The aim of this study was to prove our hypothesis with the help of consumers today. To
ensure if they are aware of company’s influence on consumers through their persuasive
advertisements and whether they agree if such company’s policies are justified or
whether they are against human ethics.
After the completion of the survey, we found that among billboards, television, radio and
advertisements on internet, television is the most influential form of media. Specifically
40% of consumers are mostly persuaded through television advertisements.
Interestingly, almost 70% of consumers are repelled from advertisements which have
started to occur repeatedly between live matches and programs.
We were very much intrigued by the fact that consumers today are not easily manipulated
since they were able to identify advertisements which do not match reality such as Axe,
Red Bull, Shampoos and various Cosmetics.
A disappointing result was that majority of the consumers do fall for Psychological
pricing. Another Key Question which has been an issue in the Marketing industry since
quite some time is whether Advertisements portraying dangerous stunts influence today’s
youth in a negative manner? And we found that a great deal of consumers agreed to it and
are willing to protest for it since it has caused a significant damage to the society.
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STATISTICS
Questionaire Statistics
No. of Males and Age Group
Females
16-18
22-24 10%
35%
Female 16-18
46% Male
19-21
54%
22-24
19-21
55%
25 24
20
16 1st Year
15 2nd Year
12
3rd Year
10 4th Year
0
University years
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Conclusion
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APPENDIX (A)
INFORMED CONSENT FORM
TITLE OF STUDY: TEENAGE RELATIONSHIPS
PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: Abdur Rehman Saleemi, Yusra Shahid Khan,
Zunairah Rafi
PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH STUDY: The purpose of our research study is to known
about your attitude towards the above mentioned relationships. Relationships have become
really common these days .our teenagers are getting into relationships by getting influenced
by west. Our basics emphasizes is on the needs and effects of relationships.
POSSIBLE RISKS OR BENEFITS : There is no risk involved in this study except your valuable
time. There is no direct benefit to you also. However the result of the study may help us to
formulate guidelines related to our topic.
RIGHT OF REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE & WITH DRAWAL : You are free to choose to
participate in the study , you may refuse to participate without any loss or benefit which you
otherwise entitled to. You may also with draw any time from the study without any adverse
effect .You may also refuse to answer some or all questions if you don ’t feel comfortable with
those questions.
CONFIDENTIALLY: The information provided by you will remain confidential. Nobody except
principal investigator will have to access to it. Your name & identity will also not be discussed
anytime.
AUTHORIZATION:I have read and understand this consent form and I volunteer to
participate in this research study .
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QUESTIONNAIRE
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APPENDIX (B)
How much does this person teach you
things that you don't know?
Little or
The Most None
18% 10%
Little or None
A Whole Lot
9% Some What
Some What Alot
32% A Whole Lot
The Most
Alot
31%
Some What
18%
The Most Little or None
36% Some What
Alot
A Whole Lot
Alot The Most
28%
A Whole Lot
16%
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How often does this person say mean or
harsh things to you?
A Whole Lot
5% The Most
10%
Little or None
Little or None
Alot 31% Some What
18% Alot
A Whole Lot
The Most
Some What
36%
The Most
19% Little or None
20% Little or None
A Whole Lot
5% Some What
Alot
A Whole Lot
Some What The Most
Alot 31%
25%
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How much do you and this person get upset
with or mad at each other?
The Most
13% Little or None
16%
Little or None
Some What
A Whole Lot Some What Alot
21% 17% A Whole Lot
The Most
Alot
33%
Some What
17%
Little or None
The Most
38% Some What
Alot
Alot
20% A Whole Lot
The Most
A Whole Lot
25%
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How much does this person like or love
you?
Little or None
2%
Some
What
10%
The Most Little or None
34% Some What
Alot Alot
28% A Whole Lot
The Most
A Whole Lot
26%
Some What
15%
Little or None
The Most Some What
43% Alot
Alot
25% A Whole Lot
The Most
A Whole Lot
17%
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How much do you talk to this person
about things that you don’t want others to
know?
Little or None Some What
5% 7%
Little or None
The Most Some What
40% Alot
Alot A Whole Lot
33%
The Most
A Whole
Lot
15%
Alot
23%
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How often does this person help you
when you need to get something done?
Little or None
5%
The Most
25% Little or None
Some What Some What
30% Alot
A Whole Lot A Whole Lot
20% The Most
Alot
20%
Alot
22%
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How often does this person point out your
faults or put you down?
Little or
The Most None
18% 11%
Little or None
Some What Some What
17%
Alot
A Whole Lot
A Whole Lot
23%
The Most
Alot
31%
Some What
12%
The Most
30% Little or None
Some What
Alot Alot
28% A Whole Lot
The Most
A Whole Lot
30%
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How much do you and this person get on
each other’s nerves?
Alot
25%
21
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