As most every parent knows, hooking up for casual sex is bad for young people because it causes emotional or psychological damage. Right?Well, actually, no. At least not for young adults between the ages of 18 and 24, according to a new study by University of Minnesota researchers.
Even they found the results startling.
They asked more than 1,300 young adults about their most recent sexual encounters, their self-esteem and their emotional well-being. Only about one-fifth of the subjects said their last encounter was casual. But their overall emotional status was no different than the four-fifths who said they were in committed relationships with their most recent sexual partner.
``We were so surprised,'' said Marla Eisenberg, an assistant professor at the university's School of Public Health who studies adolescent and young adult health.
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