Gute Nachrichten aus den USA: Teenager, die in jungen Jahren Sex haben, werden damit wahrscheinlich sehr gut durchs Leben kommen. Die Schlechte Nachricht: Für dieses “Treiben” werden Sie wahrscheinlich in die Hölle kommen.

However, researchers suggest that maybe we shouldn’t worry so much about kids who wanna do it and instead focus on the teens who are having casual sex. According to a study conducted by professors from the University of California, Davis and the University of Minnesota, teenagers who engage in sexual activity within a committed relationship are no more likely to ruin their transcripts than those who abstain. Turns out, knockin’ boots doesn’t make you stupid.

It can make you irresponsible, though. Or maybe it’s that the kids who engage in casual sex were sort of irresponsible to begin with. Either way, teens who report having casual sex had lower GPAs, cared less about school and experienced more problems in school than virgins. And for once, the slut-shaming isn’t just for girls: Male teens who have casual sex had GPAs that were 0.3

Jezebel´s Katy Kelleher “Teens Who Have Sex Will Not Necessarily Become Delinquents” (via ap)