Binge-drinking, underage sex, and misbehaviour are commonly associated with teenagers - but young people are a lot more conservative than their elders might think.
Forget Cool Britannia. Young people want a society that frowns on abortions, upholds the institution of marriage, takes a hard line on drugs, and punishes its criminals severely, a survey has found.
Two-thirds of the 5,000 teenagers aged 12 to 18 interviewed for Bliss magazine said they thought there were too many abortions.
Seven out of 10 said cannabis should not be legalised.
Harsher sentences for adult criminals were supported by 84%; eight out of 10 thought "bogus" asylum seekers should be sent back; and 78% said ID cards should be introduced.
The study also found 92% believed in marriage, and 60% felt it was best for couples to marry before having children.
Of those who had had sex by 15, 40% said they regretted the experience because they had not been ready, they were drunk, it was the wrong person, or they had felt pressurised into it.
More than half said they always used a condom; 16% said they never did.
Although the teenagers expressed the desire for a stricter society, 62% of 10- to 15-year-olds questioned said they had been drunk, and a quarter of 14- to 15-year-olds admitted taking drugs. Almost half of those offered drugs claimed it had been at school.
Patriotism was a theme that also emerged strongly. Some 86% were proud to be British; 70% feared Britain's identity would be lost through further European integration; and 87% said no to the euro.
The monarchy was also in favour. Two-thirds wanted to keep the royal family and parliament rather than have a presidential republic, though Prince William was a more popular choice than his father to be king.
On Iraq, 76% thought Britain was wrong to go to war, and 82% "don't trust" Tony Blair.
Having to pay tuition fees would put almost one in eight of the 15-year-olds off going to university.
Helen Johnston, the editor of Bliss, said: "Teenagers like boundaries, they make them feel safe - but over the years they've been torn down ...
"This survey is a damning indictment of the damage caused by the lax attitudes of adults inflicted on children."
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