Relationships

And their effect on teens

Why we Wanted to Explore the topic of RelationshipsWe wanted to look

up relationships, so we can find out more about how they work and grow.

We wanted to get information on it so it would help us understand relationships in the book twisted.

We wanted to know more about why Tyler and his father don’t get along so well.

Also we wanted to know more about how relationships affect people in the world today.

Research The quality of adolescent romantic

relationships can have long lasting effects on self-esteem and shape personal values regarding romance, intimate relationships, and sexuality (Barber & Eccles, 2003

Three-fourths of teens age 16-18 report having had a relationship, dated, or “hooked up” with someone and half of these youth have had a serious boyfriend or girlfriend (Teenage Research Unlimited, 2006).

Youth at this age spend significant amounts of time in mixed-gender groups that intensify their romantic interest and may eventually lead to romantic relationships (Connolly, Craig, Goldberg, & Pepler, 2004).

Many youth in middle to late adolescence report spending more time with their romantic partner than with friends and family (Furman & Schaffer, 2003).

Half of all teens report having been in a dating relationship and nearly one-third of all teens said they have been in a serious relationship (Teenage Research Unlimited, 2006).

What is a Relationship?A Relationship can be:

a connection, association, or involvement. Or a connection between persons by blood or

marriage. Or an emotional or other connection between

people: the relationship between teachers and students.

Or a sexual involvement; affair.

TWISTEDTyler’s relationship with Bethany

Healthy No abuse

Study of 12,000 teens showed a positive relationship with parents promoted a less violent and law breaking teen.For Tyler, gets along with his mom, but not

with his dad.

Nearly 40% of teens say they don’t think highly of their parents. I think Tyler definitely fits in this because he doesn’t like his dad so much.

Questions 1-5• Are you in a relationship? Yes- 33% No - 67% • If so, is it serious? Yes- 34% No-66% • Do your relationships affect your life? Yes- 76%

No-24% • Do your friends impact your relationship with you

girlfriend/boyfriend? Yes-52% No-48% • Does your girlfriend/boyfriend affect your relationship

with friends? Yes-47% No-53% 

Questions 1-5 Graphed

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Questions 6-10• Do you regret any of your romantic relationships?

Yes-40% No-60% • Do you have a good family relationship?

Yes-71% No-29% • Is your relationship better with your Mom or Dad?

Mom-60% Dad-40% • Does your relationships with friends or family affect the time

for yourself? Yes-66% No-34% • Do any of your relationships impact you negatively?

Yes-41% No-59%

Questions 6-10 Graphed

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Questions 11-15• Do you find that relationships better yourself as a person?

Yes-86% No-14% • Should teenagers be in mature, romantic relationships?

Yes-53% No-47% • Do you think its okay for students to have relationships with teachers?

Yes-26% No-74% • Do you believe in Gay/Lesbian Marriage?

Yes-52% No-48% • Does divorce ruin a family’s relationship?

Yes-81% No-19%

Questions 11-15 Graphed

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19%

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Questions 16-20•  Do long distance relationships work?

Yes-22% No-78%

• Do you get along with your brothers and sisters?Yes-79% No-21%

 • Do you have any secret relationships?

Yes-21% No-79% • Would you change any of your relationships you have now?

Yes-55% No-45% • Can you balance all your relationships, so that they are healthy?

Yes-76% No-24%

Questions 16-20 Graphed

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Compared to our results• Our results showed that teenagers should be in mature,

romantic relationships and it was 53% of people answered Yes compared to 33% of teenagers saying they were in a romantic relationship.

• 75% of teens age 16-18 report having had a relationship compared to our results of on 34% being in a relationship.

Compared to TwistedAccording to Question 8, more people have a better

relationship with their Mom than Dad, Tyler, from twisted would totally agree with this because he doesn’t like he Dad too much

Tyler’s family relationship is not too great compared to our results of respondents that 71% of them have a good family relationship.

Tyler and Bethany are in somewhat of a relationship and it does not affect their lives too much compared to our results of 76% of people’s relationships affect their lives.

Works Cited Unknown. “Act For Youth.” Web. December. 2010 http://

www.actforyouth.net/documents/AdolescentRomanticRelationships_July07.pdf

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“Relationship." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 21 Dec. 2010. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/relationship>.

Teenage Research Unlimited (2006). Teen Relationship Abuse Survey. Liz Claiborne Inc. Retrieved June 29, 2007 from www.loveisnotabuse.com/pdf

Barber, B. & Eccles, J. (2003). The joy of romance: Healthy adolescent relationships as an educational agenda. In P. Florsheim (Ed.), Adolescent romantic relations and sexual behavior: theory, research, and practical implications. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Connolly, J., Craig, W., Goldberg, A., & Pepler, D. (2004). Mixed-gender groups, dating, and romantic relationships in early adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 14(2), 185–207.

Furman, W., & Schaffer, L. (2003). The role of romantic relationships in adolescent development. In Florsheim, P. (Ed.), Adolescent romantic relations and sexual behavior: theory, research, and practical implications. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.