tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post8458981488394418095..comments2023-08-08T04:19:26.974-07:00Comments on THE CALLADUS BLOG: More support for Abstinence Plus sex educationCalladushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620879847877868166noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post-15731268877956410802007-05-30T23:47:00.000-07:002007-05-30T23:47:00.000-07:00Yes, perhaps depression made the teens more likely...Yes, perhaps depression made the teens more likely to engage in sex. But what was being measured was how much 'severe emotional cost' resulted from having sex at an early age.<BR/><BR/>The results, at 14%, are statistically only slightly above the signal to noise ratio for statistical analysis. Certainly they are nowhere near the level predicted by Abstinence Only supporters.<BR/><BR/>The study points out that there is no good reason for a young person to become sexually active, and plenty of reasons to wait. The preponderance of evidence does show, however, that no matter what, a certain population will become sexually active while young, and before marriage - and the best way to help these people is to include the teaching of safer sex and birth control.Calladushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620879847877868166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736821.post-27724006903212391262007-05-30T22:32:00.000-07:002007-05-30T22:32:00.000-07:00I know you linked to the item below, and it's not ...I know you linked to the item below, and it's not at all far down anyway, but I still think that that Roy Zimmerman quote could bear to be repeated here. As a matter of fact, I think I'll do so here, if that's all right with you:<BR/><I>Teaching 'Abstinence Only' education is like teaching 'Just Hold It' potty training.</I><BR/><BR/>More seriously, though, in Meier's U of M study, comparing the mental health of those who've abstained to that of those who haven't, throws up a big <I>post hoc, ergo propter hoc</I> flag for me. I'd expect those who are suffering from depression, and lack of self-esteem in particularly, might be more likely to have sex younger, especially if pressured. Which is the indicator of which there? (All aside from the matter of it being a statistically small 14%.)Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862162157713428951noreply@blogger.com