01.01.04 - Virginity pledges by teenagers can be highly effective, federal study finds. Virginity pledges by teenagers can be highly effective, federal study finds. A study financed by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development found that teenagers who pledge to refrain from sexual relations until after marriage are more likely to abstain from sexual relations for a longer time period than teenagers who do not take pledges. Virginity pledges by teenagers can be highly effective, federal study finds.
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