So what about that other study that said those who took such pledges were MORE likely to engage in oral or anal sex? Whom do I believe?
I suppose it's best to evaluate the credibility of the sources, their testing criteria and methodology and mix that in with your own common sense, perspectives, life experience and dedication to logic.
I remember my teen years well. Back then, the pledge or contract was from SADD or MADD or something. We’d sign a contract promising not to drink and drive and calling a parent if we had. My parents, my Dad especially, cracked up laughing when he saw the contract. We never bothered to fill it out as we didn’t *need* to. My husband also had that SADD or MADD contract and his parents wanted him to sign it and he refused.
My oldest told me they have an after school club that is still involved in this contract underage drinking thing. It’s not as much as a *fad* as it was back when I was in high school.
She also said that her high school doesn’t have this virginity pledge thing but wondered what the point was.
Whom do you believe? None of it, imo. Some teens are gonna have sex and some aren’t. The whole pledge thing is sill to me.