Professor John Santelli analyzed data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey of high school students taken between 1991 and 2007. He found that those who engage in high-risk behaviors such as texting while driving or using alcohol were more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors such as having multiple partners and not using condoms.
However, he noted that high-risk behaviors are declining among teenagers, particularly in three areas: More teens are delaying sex, using condoms, and reducing their number of partners.
This study appears in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
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