Why condoms are shunned by the under-25 crowd

As I look into some of the unhealthy habits that can plague sexually-active young people these days, the single-largest concern I have has to do with why young people -- and adults as well -- have unprotected sex. There is generally no rational reason for this, but rationality is not at the top of the list in the heat of the moment. Or, even beforehand, it appears.

I was interested in this article that mentions social and cultural factors as a main reason why condoms are not used more regularly, instead of the older and more common reasons like unavailability or ignorance. In fact, social factors influence why young people do not use condoms instead of unavailability or ignorance according to new research released just yesterday.

The research stated that some sexually active people under the age of 25 associate condoms with a lack of trust. Yet others in this same age group believe carrying condoms could just imply sexual experience -- and this may lead to uncomfortability for women although it may be a "plus" socially for men.