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Show Parental discipline may set pattern for teen sex Adolescents who describe their parents as highly authoritarian or highly permissive are more likely to be sexually active than teenagers whose parents who are moderately strict, a team of Brigham Young University researchers has found. Terrance D. Olson of Orem, professor pro-fessor of family sciences at BYU, recently directed a study on how parental discipline is related to adolescent sexual attitudes and behavior. He and Christopher M. Wallace, a BYU doctoral student in family sciences, conducted the study iilong with Brent C. Miller and J. Kel-ly Kel-ly McCoy of Utah State University.) Their results were reported in the Journal of Marriage and the Family. The researchers collected data from 2.423 high school students, mostly most-ly ages 15 to 18, in California, New Mexico and Utah, then correlated students' sexual attitudes and !m havior with how strict students perceived their parents to be. In a questionnaire, students were asked. "Mow strict was the discipline vim received from your parents while ;rmving up? Do your parents have m rules about who, when, and how ft en you can date? and Have you had sexual relations (sexual iiiTcour.se-?" Data were also obtained through questionnaires from parents of Hi. Indents surveyed-810 mothers .'id :M')2 fathers. When asked whether parents iavi .set up rules about dating, adolescents who said their parents impose little discipline and no rules reported the highest rate of premarital sexual experience-52 percent per-cent said they had had sexual intercourse. inter-course. The second highest sexual ac-livity ac-livity rate, 34 percent, was found among adolescents who reported their parents have "many rules" and are "very strict." Those lowest in sexual activity TERRANCE D. OLSON were adolescents who viewed their parents as moderately strict, only 14 percent in that group reporting having hav-ing sexual intercourse. The results were less dramatic for the question about how strict discipline was while the adolescents were growing up. Forty-seven percent per-cent of the students who had had sex-ual sex-ual intercourse perceived their parents as "not strict at all." Those who reported that their parents were a little more than "moderately strict" were less than half as likely (21 percent) per-cent) to be sexually active, while 29 percent of those who said their parents were "very strict" reported having sexual intercourse. "When students perceive parents as overly strict, they may already be pushing against the limits set by parents, whatever they are," says Olson. "But it is also possible that parents who rely on many rules have not taught the reasons or the principles prin-ciples upon which the rules are based bas-ed ... . And it may be that parents who are seen as having a moderate number of rules are relying also on reasoned explanations of principles to guide their offspring." Teacher to Parent Student suicides are increasing By Betty Condie, President Utah Education Association Since November five young people in one Utah high School area have committed suicide. Last year nine young people from another Utah high school committed suicide within a six-week period. .' In the past 30 years suicide among young people 24-years-old and under has jumped from the fifth to the third leading cause of death. Only accidents and homicides claimed more young lives in the 1980s. Nationally, there are now 6,000 documented suicides a year among our young people, but many more so-called so-called "accidents" go unreported as probable suicides because of insurance in-surance claims or family stigma. What is more, the number of children and teenagers who make unsuccessful attempts on their own lives is staggering. Some mental health professionals place the number num-ber at 400,000 a year. Parents and educators around the country are expressing rising concern over these terrifying statistics. Eight years ago Susan White-Bowden's White-Bowden's 17-year-old son Jody shot himself. His death shocked the community com-munity where he was a good student and popular athlete. Why did he take his life? As his mother says in her best-selling book, her son had "everything to live for." White-Bowden said she saw, but did not heed, signs of growing depression in her teenager . "Don't think your love is enough," she tells parents. "Often it is not." With working and single parents like herself she is blunt: "Your lifestyle may be damaging your relationship with your child." Leaving her teenager home alone until un-til 7 : 30 or 8 : 00 every night is one of the things she would do differently. She points out that teenagers can physically care for themselves, but may need a parent's emotional support. sup-port. I'll talk about student suicide the next few columns. Parents and educators need to know what causes it, how we can prevent it in our own families and communities, and who should take the lead in providing formal prevention programs. Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday January 21, 1987 Warnick to head UVIDA Former county commissioner Robert Warnick was installed as the new president of the Utah Valley Industrial In-dustrial Development Association (UVIDA) in ceremonies held last Monday. Warnick replaces outgoing UVIDA chief Arnold Brown. A highlight of the 21st annual installation in-stallation banquet was the announcement announ-cement that a major electronics company is eyeing the valley for possible location in the future. If the company locates in the county it would invest nearly $300 million and provide more than 2,000 jobs, according accor-ding to Brown vy - V I Governor urges highway bill Help stop Congressional salary grab Stop The Congressional Salary Grab of 1987 Members of Congress Could Pocket A Backdoor Pay Raise of $12,100 Unless You Take Action! 2,500 Other Top Government Officials Of-ficials to Receive Big Hikes. Congressional Salaries to Jump From $77,400 to $89,500 President Reagan has proposed that members of Congress receive a pay boost to $89,500 - an increase of 16. This backdoor pay raise will be enacted without Congress ever having to cast a single vote on the issue. Unless Congress takes affirmative affir-mative action to vote against the pay raise - it will automatically take effect. ef-fect. Congressional Pay Already Ranks in the Top 2 of American Incomes Members of Congress, who earned ear-ned $75,100 in salaries during 1986, are currently paid five times the amount of the average worker in America. On top of these huge salaries, Senators are allowed to pocket an additional 40 of their income in-come in outside fees from special interest in-terest groups. These fees can raise their current income to $105,040. Members of the House are allowed to receive an additional $22,500, raising their income to $97,600. Even without the new pay hike, Members of Congress received an automatic cost of living adjustment totaling $2,300 in 1987. Between 1980 and 1987, Members of Congress have received pay increases totaling $17,000, not counting the new windfall. Other Top Government Officials to Receive Huge Increases The President has also recommended recom-mended that cabinet officials, federal judges and other top government gover-nment executives receive pay hikes ranging up to 20. Cabinet officials who currently earn $88,000 would receive $99,500. Federal judges now earning $85,700 would be boosted to $95,000. The cost to taxpayers of these unjustified pay hikes will be $40,000,000 per year - not counting additional costs in terms of fringe and pension benefits. What Yon Can Do to Stop the Congressional Salary Grab Write your Senators and Representative today: Urge them to speak out against the Salary Grab. Let them know you demand a recorded recor-ded vote on the pay raise issue. Urge them not to accept the pay raise. Join the Campaign to Stop the Congressional Salary Grab Write us today to receive a free organizer's kit and materials to circulate cir-culate in your community. Contact: Stop the Salary Grab, P.O. Box 19404, Washington, D.C. 20036. Phone 202-546-4996. Congress must act quickly and enact a transportation funding bill or needed highway projects will come to a halt. That is the message Governor Norman Bangerter wants to get to Washington, D.C. As Chairman of the Western Governor's Association, Governor Bangerter has written to members of the 100th Congress urging quick passage of the legislation to fund highway construction. The failure of Congress last year to fund transportation programs has seriously impacted Utah. In 1986, over $133 million of federal highway funds were used to finance new highway high-way projects. Because of the lack of new highway funding, only $63 millions was scheduled to be used in Utah during 1987. According to Governor Bangerter, Banger-ter, the loss of $70 million of highway funds could mean the loss of as many as 4,675 jobs in construction and related industries and would seriously harm the state's economy. Brown said the facility proposed by the firm would be "as large as all the other projects UVIDA has ever done." UVIDA leaders also will host another prospective client the following week. An aerospace company com-pany will visit the area as a possible site for a $20 million business that would employ approximately 400 local people. The Travel Council for Utah County also announced a proposal for a destination tourist attraction. Inter-community cooperation has made it possible to ' 'put our name on the map," Brown said. "We can be next to the Bostons and L.A.s and Silicon Valleys. The UVIDA procurement office contacted nearly 300 businesses in this area providing information and opportunities regarding sales to federal or military operations. Brown said 65 of those firms are receiving information daily from UVIDA's on-line computer link to Washington, D.C, in use since October, Oc-tober, 1986. . -That new service alone has meant ROBERT F. WARNICK more than $500,000 in contract awards awar-ds to local businesses with another $15 to $20 million in contracts pending. Right to Life schedules annual memorial On the anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution Right to Life organization is focusing on the unborn losing their constitutional con-stitutional rights with the Supreme Court's decision on Jan. 22, 1973 to legalize abortion on demand. Utahns concerned about the family, including its unborn, handicapped han-dicapped and elderly, are invited to attend Right to Life of Utah's 13th annual Memorial for Life, Thursday, Jan. 22, at noon at the State Capitol Rotunda. Couples An eight week group to help couples increase their communications com-munications skills is being offered soon by the BYU Comprehensive Clinic. The group is open to couples wishing to learn skills to help them communicate better. Call 378-7759 as soon as possible. Space is limited. Celebrate National ODE TO NATIONAL PIZZA WEEK 1 I VMW l BECAUSE YOUR SHOW'S A REAL SLICE, WE THOUGHT A PIZZA WOULD BE NICE. 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