University of Virginia researchers have discovered that "cool" teens experiences difficulty in early adulthood, in comparison to their "un-cool" peers.

According to a new decade-long study, even if the popular kids are often idolized, in depictions ranging from James Dean's 'Rebel Without a Cause' to Tina Fey's 'Mean Girls', seeking popularity and attention by trying to act older than one's age may not yield the anticipated benefits.

Researchers followed 184 teens from age 13, who were romantically involved at an early age, engaged in neglectful of a duty, and placed a premium on hanging out with physically attractive peers were thought to be popular by their peers at that age. On the contrary over time, the sentiment dissolved and by 22, those once-cool teens were rated by their peers as being less competent in managing social relationships.

Additionally known that Professor Joseph P. Allen, who headed the study explained that it appears that while so-called cool teens' behavior might have been linked to early popularity, over time, these teens needed more and more extreme behaviors to try to appear cool. At the same time hence became involved in more serious criminal behavior and alcohol and drug use as adolescence progressed. The study is published in the journal Child Development. (ANI)

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