What college students value more than sex
Ohio State's Brad Bushman on the results of his study showing that college students value feeling good about themselves over every other activity -- including sex:
"American society seems to believe that self-esteem is the cure all for every social ill, from bad grades to teen pregnancies to violence. But there has been no evidence that boosting self-esteem actually helps with these problems."
All you needed to do was talk to a helicopter parent to know the answer to this one.
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