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1985 vs 2006
(UK) In just over twenty years do you think young people have become better or worse behaved?
According to some research from those clever people at Bournemouth University, it has got much better. They interviewed 10 schools in 1985 and again last year.
Professor Pritchard said:
The good news and, perhaps, unexpected is that the 2005 youngsters have less problematic behaviour than the 1985 cohort and even with the problematic behaviour, drugs, drink and sex, this is still a minority activity.
However, it's the girls who are causing the problems:
They truant, steal and fight at similar rates to boys but have started under-aged sex earlier than boys - with 17% of lads in Year 11 having their first sexual intercourse (FSI) whereas 31% of Year 11 girls have had their FSI, indicating they are going with older boys.
Filed by DK on May 20 2006
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