Most Teenagers Look Up To Parents, Not On Friends Or The TV

Most Teenagers Look Up To Parents, Not On Friends Or The TV.
Who do teens glance to as post models for healthy physical behavior? According to a new Canadian study, they look first to the example set by their parents, not to friends or the media. In their over of more than 1100 mothers of teenagers and almost 1200 teens between the ages of 14 and 17, researchers found that when it comes to sexuality, 45 percent of the teens considered their parents to be their situation model, compared to just 32 percent who looked to their friends. Only 15 percent of the teens said celebrities influenced them, the investigators found.

The researchers also hebetate out that the teens who truism their parents as character models most often came from families where talking about sexuality is encouraged. These teens, who were able to argue sexuality openly at home, were also found to have a greater awareness of the risks and consequences of sexually transmitted diseases.

And"Good communication within families and especially around propagative health issues is associated with more responsible behaviors," study creator Dr Jean-Yves Frappier, researcher at the University of Montreal's affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Centre, said in a university advice release. Despite this finding, the survey showed that 78 percent of the moms questioned believed their children looked to their friends when deciding about voluptuous behaviors.

And the mothers often said that they felt a paucity of involvement by their child's father was particularly detrimental. "Parents seem to belittle their role and the impact that they have," noted Frappier.

So "Health professionals and the media have an formidable role to play in empowering parents and enabling them to increase their communications with their children with regards to progenitive health issues". The survey's findings were slated for presentation Saturday at the Canadian Pediatric Society's 88th Annual Conference in Quebec City nutrigain. Because this chew over was presented at a medical meeting, the details and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.