A brand new research finds that students overestimate just how much other students are h king up, or having sex outside committed relationships. But chatter about h kups can increase acceptance regarding the encounters, said study researcher Amanda Holman, a student that is doctoral the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. That is unpleasant, Holman stated, because h kups are frequently spontaneous and alcohol that is involve rendering it not as likely that pupils will protect themselves from sexually transmitted conditions (STDs) and pregnancy.
« The greater that [students] talked for their peers about any of it, the much more likely that they are likely to be accepting associated with high-risk behavior, » Holman told LiveScience. « therefore the much more likely you are planning to take part in it. »
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Holman along with her peers queried 274 university students how they defined the word « h kup » and just how usually they themselves h ked up.