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Let's Explore Your Mind on Youth Sexuality and Fear
Dr. Sylvanus Duvall reviews studies from the United States and England showing most teens are not coerced into sex, with peer pressure and media influence cited as indirect pressures. He notes a London study where 65 percent of girls and 95 percent of boys were willing at first experience. The piece also discusses whether fears can be talked away, citing a nuclear test study where indoctrination reduced anxiety for many but increased it for a few, and boosted confidence for others.
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