Based on an article I read, experts in the field of psychology say that teens who started to become sexually active at an early age have less chances of acquiring delinquent behaviors in early adulthood. The findings contradict the widely held belief that early sexual activity is associated with later drug use, criminality, antisocial behavior, and emotional problems. However, this claim is yet to be supported by obtainable facts. Further, other factors that result to the later onset of delinquency to sexually active teens are also to be considered.

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