Do You Know What Girls Really Think About Sex?
Teen girl's head
Illustration: Kagan McLeod
Are mothers and daughters really communicating? The first ever O/Seventeen Sex survey went where no one has gone before—inside the heads of moms and their daughters. Take the quiz to find out just how much you know about what your daughter thinks about sex.


 1. What percent of mothers say they have spoken to their daughters about the decision to have sex?
2. What percent of girls say they have spoken to their mothers about the decision to have sex?
3. What percent of mothers say they didn't have a conversation about sex with their own mothers before their first times?
4. What percent of girls say their beliefs about sex are most influenced by their own thoughts and experiences?
5. What percent of girls say their beliefs about sex are most influenced by religion or religious education?
6. What percent of girls say their beliefs about sex are most influenced by their mothers' beliefs and experiences?
7. Below is a list of messages moms say they have passed along to their daughters. Which of these is the most common message moms say they passed on during the sex talk?
8. Where do girls get most of their information about sex?
9. What percent of girls feel regret about their first sexual experience?
10. What percent of moms feel regret about their first sexual experiences?
11. What percent of girls say they have never talked to their mothers about having sex?
12. What percent of girls say talking to their moms about sex made them practice—or plan to practice—safe sex?
13. What percent of girls say talking to their moms about sex made them commit to abstinence before marriage?
14. What percent of girls say talking to their moms about sex made them feel more comfortable about their own sexuality?





From the May 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine


 

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