A virginity pledge may help some young people postpone the start of sexual activity, according to RAND Corp. researchers who interviewed 1,461 virgins, ages 12 to 17, in 2001 and followed up with...
Twelve- to 17-year-olds who take a virginity pledge are less likely to have sex over the next three years than non-pledgers with similar characteristics, concludes a RAND study. Forty-two percent of...