
Lazyandtalentless
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Wow, kind of heartbreaking but not surprising — a study found that middle schoolers who aren’t considered attractive or athletic end up becoming more unpopular over time. And it doesn’t stop there. That growing unpopularity leads to more loneliness and higher chances of drinking alcohol to cope.
Leggett-James, M. P., Faur, S., Kaniušonytė, G., Žukauskienė, R., & Laursen, B. P. (2023). The Perils of Not Being Attractive or Athletic: Pathways to Adolescent Adjustment Difficulties Through Escalating Unpopularity. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 52(11), 2231–2242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01835-1

Perils of not being attractive or athletic in middle school
Life is harder for adolescents who are not attractive or athletic. New research shows low attractive and low athletic youth became increasingly unpopular over the course of a school year, leading to subsequent increases in their loneliness and alcohol misuse. As their unpopularity grows, so do...
www.sciencedaily.com
Leggett-James, M. P., Faur, S., Kaniušonytė, G., Žukauskienė, R., & Laursen, B. P. (2023). The Perils of Not Being Attractive or Athletic: Pathways to Adolescent Adjustment Difficulties Through Escalating Unpopularity. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 52(11), 2231–2242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01835-1