Sex Drive

April 16, 2010

Teenagers are preoccupied with sex to some degree, and this preoccupation severs as powerful fuel for their sex drive. Furthermore, most teenagers are not quite sure about what to do with their sexual feelings. According to Amirkhanian, Tiunov, and Kelly (2001), adolescent sexual desire stems from strong feelings of love for their partner. The feeling of love was given by 54% of sexually active teens. However teenage girls were more likely to give this response than boys. The feeling of love is the most common reason for having sex in the United States and other European Countries. The second reason for teen sexual desire is doing something unusual to a partner. Thirty-seven percent of sexually active teens reported this reason for having sex. Twenty percent stated that using and doing something unusual to themselves was reported as reasons for their sexual activity. As stated above, drugs and alcohol intensify a teen’s sex drive, which also increases their sexual risk-taking.

Amirkhanian, Y. A., Tiunov, D. V., & Kelly, J. A. (2001). Risk factors for HIV and other. sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents in St. Petersburg, Russia. Family Planning Perspectives, 33(3).

By Janice

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