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Peer Pressure
- During adolescence, teenagers often feel pressured to fit in with their friends
- Many times, teens are influenced by their friends to have sex without fully understanding the potential consequences
- Teenagers have sex as a way to be "cool and sophisticated" which in some cases results in unplanned teen pregnancies
Absent Parents
- Teenage girls are more likely to get pregnant if they have little or no guidance from their parents
Lack of Knowledge
- Teenagers who are uneducated about sex have a greater chance of having an unintended pregnancy
- Some teens do not fully understand the emotional and biological aspects associated with having sex
Glamorization of Pregnancy
- The media and the movie industry contribute to teen pregnancy by glamorizing it in movies and news stories
- There's certain movies that depict teen pregnancy as something to be desired and encourage teens to engage in sexual activity