青少年性行为会影响学习成绩吗

青少年性行为会影响学习成绩吗？ 译者： 眉间语原作者：ALICIA CHANG 发时间：2010-08-18浏览量：3118评论数：4挑错数：0 禁欲的学生比有固定性伴侣的学生的学习成绩要好吗？ There's good news for parents who worry that their teenagers' sex lives are affecting their school performance: A provocative new study has found that teens in committed relationships do no better or worse in school than those don't have sex. 一项新的研究发现，有性生活的青少年并不比没有性生活的青少年成绩更好或更差。这对那些担心他们处于青春期的孩子过性生活会影响学习成绩的父母是一条好消息。 The same isn't true for teens who "hook up." Researchers found that those who have casual flings get lower grades and have more school-related problems compared with those who abstain. 同样的结果对于那些性行为随便的青少年却是不成立的。研究人员发现，与那些禁欲的学生相比，性行为随便的学生往往成绩较差, 学习方面遭遇更多问题。 The findings, presented Sunday at a meeting of the American Sociological Association in Atlanta, challenge to some extent assumptions that sexually active teens tend to do poorer in school. 这些发现是在星期天由亚特兰大的美国社会学协会提出来的，这在一定程度上是对性活跃的青少年往往成绩较差的假设的挑战。 It's not so much whether a teen has sex that determines academic success, the researchers say, but the type of sexual relationship they're engaged in. Teens in serious relationships may find social and emotional support in their sex partners, reducing their anxiety and stress levels in life and in school. 研究者说，青少年过性生活并不一定会影响学习成绩，但对性关系的态度会影响到学习成绩。对性关系持严肃态度的青少年可以从性伴侣那里找到情感慰藉，减少他们在学校和生活中的压力。 "This should give some comfort to parents who may be concerned that their teenage son or daughter is dating," said sociologist Peggy Giordano of Bowling Green State University, who had no role in the research. Teen sex is "not going to derail their educational trajectories," she said. “这对那些担心子女谈恋爱的父母来讲是一种安慰，”州立鲍灵格林大学的社会学家Peggy Giordano（他没有参与这次研究）如是说，青少年发生性关系“并不会影响到他们的学习生涯”，她说道。 Last year, nearly half of high school students reported having sexual intercourse, and 14 percent have had four or more partners, according to a federal survey released this summer. 据报道，去年有将近一半的高中学生有性经历，百分之十四的同学拥有四个，甚至更多的性伴侣。这数据是今年夏天由联邦调查发布的。 For the study, University of California, Davis sociologist Bill McCarthy and University of Minnesota sociologist Eric Grodsky analyzed surveys and school transcripts from the largest national follow-up study of teens that began during the 1994-95 academic year. The researchers said not much has changed in terms of when teens first have sex or attitudes toward teen sex in the past decade. 在这项研究中，加州大学戴维斯分校的社会学家比尔﹒麦卡锡（Bill McCarthy）和明尼苏达大学的社会学家埃里克（Grodsky）分析了1994至1995学年青少年的学习情况、跟踪调查及学校谈话 ，在谈及与过去十年相比，青少年何时首次发生性关系或对青少年发生性关系的态度时，研究人员说，并没有多大的改变。 The duo examined how teens' sexual behaviors affected their learning and controlled for factors that might influence their results. 这两名专家调查了青少年的性行为如何影响了他们的学习和如何受到一些可能会影响他们成绩的因素的控制。 Among the findings: 有以下发现： • Teens in serious relationships did not differ from their abstinent counterparts in terms of their grade-point average, how attached they are to school or college expectations. They were also not more likely to have problems in school, be suspended or absent. 有着固定性关系的青少年在成绩方面与那些禁欲的同龄人相比，学习成绩并无差异，有着差异的是他们对于学习的期望值及对大学的期望值。他们更不可能会在学习方面更有麻烦，可能的是他们会停课或缺课。 • Compared with virgins, teens who have casual sex had lower GPAs, cared less about school and experienced more problems in school. For example, female teens who have flings had GPAs that were 0.16 points lower than abstinent teens. Male teens who have casual sex had GPAs that were 0.30 points lower than those who do not have sex. Teens who hook up also were at greater risk of being suspended or expelled and had lower odds of expecting to go to college. 与禁欲的青少年相比，性生活随便的青少年往往各科平均成绩较低，对学习的关心少，在学习上遭遇更多问题。例如，有着性生活的少女比禁欲的同辈分数低0.16分。有性生活的少男的平均成绩低于那些不发生性行为的同辈0.30分。沉迷其中的少男少女还将面临更大的风险，会被停课或开除，降低了上大学的可能。 • Teens who have sex — whether it's a serious or casual relationship — were at higher risk of being truant and dropping out compared with teens who don't have sex. The researchers said the dropout results should be interpreted with caution because the numbers were small. 青少年发生性关系——无论它是一个固定的或随便的关系——比起那些没有性经历的青少年更可能逃学和辍学。研究人员说，辍学一词太严重，毕竟辍学的人数较少。 "Having sex outside of a romantic relationship may exacerbate the stress youths experience, contributing to problems in school," Grodsky said. “出于浪漫的性生活会加剧青少年的压力，造成学业方面的诸多问题。”“Grodsky说。 In a statement, the Family Research Council said the study confirms what the group has long advocated about the negative consequences of casual sex. 家庭研究委员会在一份声明中说，这项研究证实了该群体长期以来所声称的随便的性关系会带来消极后果。 But the council said it "would not interpret less severe educational impacts on students involved in 'committed' sexual relationships as a green light for comprehensive" sex education. 但是，该委员会还表示，不要认为发生性关系对学生的教育影响较轻而把承认性关系作为绿灯来理解性教育。 University of Southern California sociologist Julie Albright disagreed. She said it might be time to revamp sex education to "emphasize the importance of relationships and spell out the consequences of casual sex." 南加州大学的社会学家朱奥尔﹒布赖特（Julie Albright）并不同意该观点。她说，性教育应该被修订了，性教育必须强调固定的性关系的重要性，并要阐明随便发生性关系的后果。 The study dispels the notion that all teen sex is bad, said Marie Harvey, professor of public health at Oregon State University. 这项研究摒弃了所有对青少年过性生活持否定态度的错误观念，俄勒冈州立大学的公共健康学教授玛利﹒哈维（Marie Harvey）如是说。 "The type of relationship really matters. When it comes to sexual behavior, it takes two to tango," said Harvey, adding that safe sex should be practiced to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. “拥有怎样的性关系才是问题的关键。当涉及到性行为时，是一个巴掌拍不响的，”哈维说补充说，“应当进行安全的性行为，这样可以防止少女怀孕和性传染疾病。”