Research Demonstrates That Male Adolescents Show a Greater Increase Than

Research demonstrates that male adolescents show a greater increase than female adolescents in the number of friendship nominations they receive from peers after engaging in sexual intercourse. This finding suggests

A) greater acceptance of male adolescents having had sex than females.
B) greater tendency of male adolescents to confide their sexual activity to friends than female adolescents.
C) female adolescents experiencing greater regret after engaging in sexual activity relative to males.
D) female adolescents experiencing high peer rejection after having had sex.
E) similar rates of popularity for male and female adolescents after having had sex.