romikgosai/squad_modified huggingface dataset:
In terms of sexual identity, adolescence is when most gay/lesbian and transgender adolescents begin to recognize and make sense of their feelings. Many adolescents may choose to come out during this period of their life once an identity has been formed; many others may go through a period of questioning or denial, which can include experimentation with both homosexual and heterosexual experiences. A study of 194 lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths under the age of 21 found that having an awareness of one's sexual orientation occurred, on average, around age 10, but the process of coming out to peers and adults occurred around age 16 and 17, respectively. Coming to terms with and creating a positive LGBT identity can be difficult for some youth for a variety of reasons. Peer pressure is a large factor when youth who are questioning their sexuality or gender identity are surrounded by heteronormative peers and can cause great distress due to a feeling of being different from everyone else. While coming out can also foster better psychological adjustment, the risks associated are real. Indeed, coming out in the midst of a heteronormative peer environment often comes with the risk of ostracism, hurtful jokes, and even violence. Because of this, statistically the suicide rate amongst LGBT adolescents is up to four times higher than that of their heterosexual peers due to bullying and rejection from peers or family members.

Questions and answers:
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Q: At what age does awareness of one's sexual orientation occur on average?
A: 10", "
Q: At what age does coming out to one's peers occur on average?
A: 16", '
Q: At what age does coming out to adults occur on average?
A: 17', '
Q: How many times higher is the suicide rate amongst LGBT adolescents than their heterosexual peers?
A: four', '
Q: What are factors causing a hightened suicide rate amongst LGBT adolescents?
A: bullying and rejection from peers or family members']
Despite changing family roles during adolescence, the home environment and parents are still important for the behaviors and choices of adolescents. Adolescents who have a good relationship with their parents are less likely to engage in various risk behaviors, such as smoking, drinking, fighting, and/or unprotected sexual intercourse. In addition, parents influence the education of adolescence. A study conducted by Adalbjarnardottir and Blondal (2009) showed that adolescents at the age of 14 who identify their parents as authoritative figures are more likely to complete secondary education by the age of 22—as support and encouragement from an authoritative parent motivates the adolescence to complete schooling to avoid disappointing that parent.

Questions and answers:
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Q: Are adolescents with authoritative parents more or less likely to complete secondary education by age 22?
A: more', '
Q: Are adolescents that have a good relationship with their parents more or less likely to smoke, drink, fight, or engage in unprotected sex?
A: less likely', '
Q: Which researchers conducted a 2009 study that concerned adolescents, their parents, and secondary education completion?
A: Adalbjarnardottir and Blondal']
Much research has been conducted on the psychological ramifications of body image on adolescents. Modern day teenagers are exposed to more media on a daily basis than any generation before them. Recent studies have indicated that the average teenager watches roughly 1500 hours of television per year. As such, modern day adolescents are exposed to many representations of ideal, societal beauty. The concept of a person being unhappy with their own image or appearance has been defined as "body dissatisfaction". In teenagers, body dissatisfaction is often associated with body mass, low self-esteem, and atypical eating patterns. Scholars continue to debate the effects of media on body dissatisfaction in teens.

Questions and answers:
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Q: Are modern day teenagers exposed to more or less media than other generations?
A: more', '
Q: How many hours of television does the average teenager watch per year?
A: 1500', "
Q: Teenagers' views on body mass, loe self-esteem, and atypical eating patterns results in what?
A: body dissatisfaction", '
Q: How is "body dissatisfaction" defined?
A: The concept of a person being unhappy with their own image or appearance']
A potential important influence on adolescence is change of the family dynamic, specifically divorce. With the divorce rate up to about 50%, divorce is common and adds to the already great amount of change in adolescence. Custody disputes soon after a divorce often reflect a playing out of control battles and ambivalence between parents. Divorce usually results in less contact between the adolescent and their noncustodial parent. In extreme cases of instability and abuse in homes, divorce can have a positive effect on families due to less conflict in the home. However, most research suggests a negative effect on adolescence as well as later development. A recent study found that, compared with peers who grow up in stable post-divorce families, children of divorce who experience additional family transitions during late adolescence, make less progress in their math and social studies performance over time. Another recent study put forth a new theory entitled the adolescent epistemological trauma theory, which posited that traumatic life events such as parental divorce during the formative period of late adolescence portend lifelong effects on adult conflict behavior that can be mitigated by effective behavioral assessment and training. A parental divorce during childhood or adolescence continues to have a negative effect when a person is in his or her twenties and early thirties. These negative effects include romantic relationships and conflict style, meaning as adults, they are more likely to use the styles of avoidance and competing in conflict management.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What is the current divorce rate?
A: about 50%', '
Q: Does divorce usually result in more or less contact with the noncustodial parent?
A: less', '
Q: What new theory states that traumatic events during adolescence have lifelong effects?
A: epistemological trauma theory', '
Q: Does a parental divorce during childhood or adulthood have a positive or negative effect on a person during early adulthood?
A: negative']
Some examples of social and religious transition ceremonies that can be found in the U.S., as well as in other cultures around the world, are Confirmation, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, Quinceañeras, sweet sixteens, cotillions, and débutante balls. In other countries, initiation ceremonies play an important role, marking the transition into adulthood or the entrance into adolescence. This transition may be accompanied by obvious physical changes, which can vary from a change in clothing to tattoos and scarification. Furthermore, transitions into adulthood may also vary by gender, and specific rituals may be more common for males or for females. This illuminates the extent to which adolescence is, at least in part, a social construction; it takes shape differently depending on the cultural context, and may be enforced more by cultural practices or transitions than by universal chemical or biological physical changes.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What are a few examples of social and religious transition ceremonies?
A: Confirmation, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, Quinceañeras, sweet sixteens, cotillions, and débutante balls', '
Q: What are some physical ways that some cultures mark the transition into adulthood?
A: tattoos and scarification', '
Q: Do cultural transitions into adulthood vary, or are they the same?
A: vary']
Romantic relationships tend to increase in prevalence throughout adolescence. By age 15, 53% of adolescents have had a romantic relationship that lasted at least one month over the course of the previous 18 months. In a 2008 study conducted by YouGov for Channel 4, 20% of 14−17-year-olds surveyed revealed that they had their first sexual experience at 13 or under in the United Kingdom. A 2002 American study found that those aged 15–44 reported that the average age of first sexual intercourse was 17.0 for males and 17.3 for females. The typical duration of relationships increases throughout the teenage years as well. This constant increase in the likelihood of a long-term relationship can be explained by sexual maturation and the development of cognitive skills necessary to maintain a romantic bond (e.g. caregiving, appropriate attachment), although these skills are not strongly developed until late adolescence. Long-term relationships allow adolescents to gain the skills necessary for high-quality relationships later in life and develop feelings of self-worth. Overall, positive romantic relationships among adolescents can result in long-term benefits. High-quality romantic relationships are associated with higher commitment in early adulthood and are positively associated with self-esteem, self-confidence, and social competence. For example, an adolescent with positive self-confidence is likely to consider themselves a more successful partner, whereas negative experiences may lead to low confidence as a romantic partner. Adolescents often date within their demographic in regards to race, ethnicity, popularity, and physical attractiveness. However, there are traits in which certain individuals, particularly adolescent girls, seek diversity. While most adolescents date people approximately their own age, boys typically date partners the same age or younger; girls typically date partners the same age or older.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Do romantic relationships tend to increase or decrease throughout adolescence?
A: increase', '
Q: How many percent of adolescents have had a romantic relationship lasting one month or longer by age 15?
A: 53%', '
Q: At what average age did American males report their first sexual intercourse took place?
A: 17.0', '
Q: At what average age did American females report their first sexual intercourse took place?
A: 17.3', '
Q: Does the typical duration of relationships increase or decrease throughout the teenage years?
A: increases']
There are certain characteristics of adolescent development that are more rooted in culture than in human biology or cognitive structures. Culture has been defined as the "symbolic and behavioral inheritance received from the past that provides a community framework for what is valued". Culture is learned and socially shared, and it affects all aspects of an individual's life. Social responsibilities, sexual expression, and belief system development, for instance, are all things that are likely to vary by culture. Furthermore, distinguishing characteristics of youth, including dress, music and other uses of media, employment, art, food and beverage choices, recreation, and language, all constitute a youth culture. For these reasons, culture is a prevalent and powerful presence in the lives of adolescents, and therefore we cannot fully understand today's adolescents without studying and understanding their culture. However, "culture" should not be seen as synonymous with nation or ethnicity. Many cultures are present within any given country and racial or socioeconomic group. Furthermore, to avoid ethnocentrism, researchers must be careful not to define the culture's role in adolescence in terms of their own cultural beliefs.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: How is culture defined?
A: symbolic and behavioral inheritance received from the past that provides a community framework for what is valued', "
Q: Does culture affect all, some, or none of the aspects of an individual's life?
A: all", "
Q: What is a challenge researchers face when studying culture and adolescents?
A: not to define the culture's role in adolescence in terms of their own cultural beliefs", '
Q: Should culture be directly connected to a nation or ethnicity?
A: not']
When discussing peer relationships among adolescents it is also important to include information in regards to how they communicate with one another. An important aspect of communication is the channel used. Channel, in this respect, refers to the form of communication, be it face-to-face, email, text message, phone or other. Teens are heavy users of newer forms of communication such as text message and social-networking websites such as Facebook, especially when communicating with peers. Adolescents use online technology to experiment with emerging identities and to broaden their peer groups, such as increasing the amount of friends acquired on Facebook and other social media sites. Some adolescents use these newer channels to enhance relationships with peers however there can be negative uses as well such as cyberbullying, as mentioned previously, and negative impacts on the family.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: How do adolescents use online technology?
A: experiment with emerging identities and to broaden their peer groups', '
Q: To what does "channel" refer in terms if adolescent communication?
A: form of communication', '
Q: What is a potential negative effect of using newer online channels of communication?
A: cyberbullying']
In contemporary society, adolescents also face some risks as their sexuality begins to transform. While some of these, such as emotional distress (fear of abuse or exploitation) and sexually transmitted infections/diseases (STIs/STDs), including HIV/AIDS, are not necessarily inherent to adolescence, others such as teenage pregnancy (through non-use or failure of contraceptives) are seen as social problems in most western societies. One in four sexually active teenagers will contract an STI. Adolescents in the United States often chose "anything but intercourse" for sexual activity because they mistakenly believe it reduces the risk of STIs. Across the country, clinicians report rising diagnoses of herpes and human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause genital warts, and is now thought to affect 15 percent of the teen population. Girls 15 to 19 have higher rates of gonorrhea than any other age group. One-quarter of all new HIV cases occur in those under the age of 21. Multrine also states in her article that according to a March survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, eighty-one percent of parents want schools to discuss the use of condoms and contraception with their children. They also believe students should be able to be tested for STIs. Furthermore, teachers want to address such topics with their students. But, although 9 in 10 sex education instructors across the country believe that students should be taught about contraceptives in school, over one quarter report receiving explicit instructions from school boards and administrators not to do so. According to anthropologist Margaret Mead, the turmoil found in adolescence in Western society has a cultural rather than a physical cause; they reported that societies where young women engaged in free sexual activity had no such adolescent turmoil.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What percentage of sexually active teenagers will contract an STI?
A: One in four', '
Q: Girls ages 15 to 19 have higher rates of what STD than any other age group?
A: gonorrhea', '
Q: What ratio of all new HIV cases occur in those under age 21?
A: One-quarter', '
Q: According to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, what percentage of parents want schools to discuss contraception with their children?
A: eighty-one percent', '
Q: What percent of the teenage population is affected by herpes and HPV?
A: 15']
Adolescence is a period frequently marked by increased rights and privileges for individuals. While cultural variation exists for legal rights and their corresponding ages, considerable consistency is found across cultures. Furthermore, since the advent of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 (children here defined as under 18), almost every country in the world (except the U.S. and South Sudan) has legally committed to advancing an anti-discriminatory stance towards young people of all ages. This includes protecting children against unchecked child labor, enrollment in the military, prostitution, and pornography. In many societies, those who reach a certain age (often 18, though this varies) are considered to have reached the age of majority and are legally regarded as adults who are responsible for their actions. People below this age are considered minors or children. A person below the age of majority may gain adult rights through legal emancipation.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: In what year was the Convention on the Rights of the Child created?
A: 1989', '
Q: What two countries have not legally committed to advancing an anti-discriminaory stance towards young people?
A: U.S. and South Sudan', '
Q: A person below the age of majority may gain adult rights through what process?
A: legal emancipation', '
Q: What is legally different for an individual who has reached the age of majority?
A: regarded as adults who are responsible for their actions']
In addition to the sharing of household chores, certain cultures expect adolescents to share in their family's financial responsibilities. According to family economic and financial education specialists, adolescents develop sound money management skills through the practices of saving and spending money, as well as through planning ahead for future economic goals. Differences between families in the distribution of financial responsibilities or provision of allowance may reflect various social background circumstances and intrafamilial processes, which are further influenced by cultural norms and values, as well as by the business sector and market economy of a given society. For instance, in many developing countries it is common for children to attend fewer years of formal schooling so that, when they reach adolescence, they can begin working.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: In developing countries, is it common for children to attend fewer or greater years of formal schooling?
A: fewer', '
Q: Why, in developting countries, do children often attend fewer years of formal schooling?
A: so that, when they reach adolescence, they can begin working', '
Q: According to family economic and financial education specialists, how do adolescents develop sound money management skills?
A: saving and spending money']
Many cultures define the transition into adultlike sexuality by specific biological or social milestones in an adolescent's life. For example, menarche (the first menstrual period of a female), or semenarche (the first ejaculation of a male) are frequent sexual defining points for many cultures. In addition to biological factors, an adolescent's sexual socialization is highly dependent upon whether their culture takes a restrictive or permissive attitude toward teen or premarital sexual activity. Restrictive cultures overtly discourage sexual activity in unmarried adolescents or until an adolescent undergoes a formal rite of passage. These cultures may attempt to restrict sexual activity by separating males and females throughout their development, or through public shaming and physical punishment when sexual activity does occur. In less restrictive cultures, there is more tolerance for displays of adolescent sexuality, or of the interaction between males and females in public and private spaces. Less restrictive cultures may tolerate some aspects of adolescent sexuality, while objecting to other aspects. For instance, some cultures find teenage sexual activity acceptable but teenage pregnancy highly undesirable. Other cultures do not object to teenage sexual activity or teenage pregnancy, as long as they occur after marriage. In permissive societies, overt sexual behavior among unmarried teens is perceived as acceptable, and is sometimes even encouraged. Regardless of whether a culture is restrictive or permissive, there are likely to be discrepancies in how females versus males are expected to express their sexuality. Cultures vary in how overt this double standard is—in some it is legally inscribed, while in others it is communicated through social convention. Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transsexual youth face much discrimination through bullying from those unlike them and may find telling others that they are gay to be a traumatic experience. The range of sexual attitudes that a culture embraces could thus be seen to affect the beliefs, lifestyles, and societal perceptions of its adolescents.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What word refers to the first ejactulation of a male?
A: semenarche', '
Q: What word refers to the first menstrual period in females?
A: menarche', '
Q: What is the term for a culture that discourages sexual activity in unmarried adolescents?
A: Restrictive', '
Q: What is the term for cultures that perceive sexual behavior among unmarried teens as acceptable or even encouraged?
A: permissive', '
Q: Are males and females expected to express their sexuality in the same ways or are there discrepancies between genders and cultures?
A: discrepancies']
Drinking habits and the motives behind them often reflect certain aspects of an individual's personality; in fact, four dimensions of the Five-Factor Model of personality demonstrate associations with drinking motives (all but 'Openness'). Greater enhancement motives for alcohol consumption tend to reflect high levels of extraversion and sensation-seeking in individuals; such enjoyment motivation often also indicates low conscientiousness, manifesting in lowered inhibition and a greater tendency towards aggression. On the other hand, drinking to cope with negative emotional states correlates strongly with high neuroticism and low agreeableness. Alcohol use as a negative emotion control mechanism often links with many other behavioral and emotional impairments, such as anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Which of the Five-Factor Model dimensions does not demonstrate an association with drinking motives?
A: Openness', '
Q: Is alcohol use a positive or negative emotion control mechanism?
A: negative', '
Q: Which motivation for drinking alcohol results in low conscientiousness, lowered inhibition, and greater tendency towards aggression?
A: enjoyment', '
Q: Drinking to cope with negative emotional states correlates strongly with what behavioral qualities?
A: high neuroticism and low agreeableness']
Although research has been inconclusive, some findings have indicated that electronic communication negatively affects adolescents' social development, replaces face-to-face communication, impairs their social skills, and can sometimes lead to unsafe interaction with strangers. A 2015 review reported that “adolescents lack awareness of strategies to cope with cyberbullying, which has been consistently associated with an increased likelihood of depression.” Studies have shown differences in the ways the internet negatively impacts the adolescents' social functioning. Online socializing tends to make girls particularly vulnerable, while socializing in Internet cafés seems only to affect boys academic achievement. However, other research suggests that Internet communication brings friends closer and is beneficial for socially anxious teens, who find it easier to interact socially online. The more conclusive finding has been that Internet use has a negative effect on the physical health of adolescents, as time spent using the Internet replaces time doing physical activities. However, the Internet can be significantly useful in educating teens because of the access they have to information on many various topics.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: According to research findings, does Internet use have a positive or negative effect on teen physical health?
A: negative', '
Q: How can the Internet be beneficial for socially anxious teens?
A: easier to interact socially online', '
Q: Why do research findings believe the Internet has a negative effect on teen physical health?
A: time spent using the Internet replaces time doing physical activities', '
Q: Which online activity has been consistently associated with increased liklihood of depression?
A: cyberbullying']