Hi classmates and teacher, today I’ll talk about teens' attitudes about love

sex and marriage

O que é a adolescência?
Adolescence is a stage of maturation: it is a period of transition in physical
and psychological development, in which the human being stops being a
child and enters adulthood. The objective of adolescence is to prepare a
person for adulthood. From a classical point of view, it lasts between 12
and 22-25 years of age.
It is in adolescence that emotions are like rollercoasters. Constant
hormonal fluctuation gives you mood swings, our growth and also helps
teens start thinking about these topics

Love
Starting with love: As teens grow and develop, the creation of peer
relationships – both for friendship and romance – is a major focus of their
social and personal lives. The need for romantic relationships becomes
increasingly important as teens mature physically and emotionally, and
explore how romance factors into their emergent identities.
Dating, especially during the teenage years, is thought to be an important
way for young people to build self-identity, develop social skills, learn about
other people, and grow emotionally.
research showed that
● About 70% of those aged 14 years and older were or had been in a
romantic relationship, including a small number (2–3 per cent) in
same-sex relationships.
● Many of these relationships were short term, especially among
younger adolescents, but a significant number were a year or more in
duration (27.2%).
The normative nature of adolescent romantic relationships means that
those young people without a girlfriend or boyfriend can feel stressed or
‘different’. Given that adolescence is a time when there is a great deal of
pressure to conform to peer norms, young people who are not dating can
feel lonely and out of step with their peers.
For example, 60% that were never in a relationship revealed that they had
suffered ou suffer from peer pressure and bullying.
This can lead to lower self-esteem, depression, anxiety, loneliness and
self-harm.
 Of course, not every teen is interested in romantic relationships. Some feel
they are not ready, some want to concentrate on their studies or sport,
others just don't feel any romantic attraction at all
The other negative side of romantic relationships is that not everyone dates
for love.
● About 15% of teens who have been in a relationship revealed that
they only dated that person to ego boost or to feel valid.
In Addition
● 9% said that their relationship failed either for immaturity or for
abusive behaviour.
● It is believed almost 1 in 3 high school relationships involve some
sort of physical, sexual or emotional abuse;
● Nearly 2 out of 3 teens in an abusive relationship never tell anyone
about the abuse,
● And 4 out of 5 teens continue to date their abuser.

Sex
Aside from love, during puberty, it is normal for teenagers to start to show
sexual behaviour, becoming a vital item in teens' lives.
Sexual behaviour can manifest in many different ways: Kissing, thoughts,
flirting, sex, etc.
Adolescence is the age to explore and understand sexuality. It is when
teens start to see the world differently, more adult-like. At this time, Sexual
education in schools has a huge role to prepare teens for sexual
interactions, since sex can still be tabu in some situations
Research showed that
● 78% of teens between the ages of 13-17 reported some form of
sexual interaction,
● and 23% had already had sex. Being 17 the most common age
● Only 20% revealed that they used protection, were on a steady
relationship or felt the timing was right.
On the other hand,
● 29% had sex for the first time when the partner wasn't equally willing;
● 31% had unprotected sex (which 20% said was due to the
embarrassment of asking for the use of condoms,
● and almost 2 in 5 wanted to wait longer. (40%)

Peer pressure was an equally huge role. The pressure to correspond to the
expectations of the partner for example can make teens make bad choices:
 ● 3 in 10 lost their virginity due to the embarrassment of being a virgin
or to please the partner.
● 10% had sex to feel better with themselves and to ego boost.
This can make teens fear having sex, creating a bad image of the first
time. With these results, we can see that risky behaviours are still a thing
even with the amount of information available.
Risky behaviours can lead to unwanted consequences. Not using
protection makes teens in a risky place to STI and teen pregnancy.
Although the rate of pregnancy in the ages of 16-19 became, the rate of
pregnancy in ages of 13-15 started to increase due to the lack of
information.

Marriage
Marriage is for sure the subject that changed more. teens don´t have the
same view as 40 years ago but they continue to have a positive opinion.
Research shows that
● 80% of teens want to marry someday,
● 55% with their actual partners.
The idea of cohabitation before marriage and waiting before marrying is
highly supported.
● 64% of teens want to move out of their parents' house and live with
their partner before marriage; contrasting with the 40% in the ’80s
● 47% of teens reported wanting to wait until later in life to get married;
contrasting with 20% in the 80s
However, teens who reported that wanted to marry were mostly teens who
grew up with a stable family and with parents married. Teens with divorced
parents don't share the same view of marriage.
● Only 20% want to get married
This is because teens with divorced parents have more difficulty trusting
and creating relationships with other people. Teens who experienced
problematic divorce may fear their marriage will end up like their parents'
marriage. It has been shown that divorce may be two to three times as high
as children who come from non-divorced families.
Attitudes toward marriage also change between boys and girls
Girls have less positive views of marriage, but boys are more into delaying
marriage. Boys are more likely than girls to support marriage.
● 69 % of boys think it is better for a person to get married than to go
through life single, compared with 56 % of teenage girls.
 ● However, 85 % of boys want to delay marriage for at least four to five
years after high school, compared with 79% of girls

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