Predictive Data for Safer Roads and When Social Media Undermines Sex Ed-When Social Media Undermines Sex Ed

Teens getting sex advice from Snapchat and Instagram might be setting themselves up for risky sexual behavior. Eric Anderman, Professor of Educational Psychology at Ohio State University, found that teens who turned to peer-interactive social media platforms like Snapchat, Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, and Instagram for sexual information demonstrated higher intentions to have sex, weaker condom-negotiation skills, and reduced confidence in refusing unwanted sexual encounters.