Lead researcher Brad Bushman believes that young people may be "addicted" to self-esteem.

研究负责人布莱德·布什曼认为年轻人也许对自身肯定和赞誉有些过分迷信了。

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Study author Brad Bushman says "American society seems to believe that self-esteem is the cure all for every social ill, from bad grades to teen pregnancies to violence."

此研究的带头人布拉德·布什曼说：“美国社会似乎认为自尊是解决所有社会问题的良药，包括成绩不好，青少年怀孕以及暴力行为等。”

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And it doesn't just apply to perfectionists, says social psychologist Brad J. Bushman.

它不仅适用于完美主义者，社会心理学家布拉德•j•布什曼说。

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The attraction of violence could be that it gives people "a chance to experience taboo -- events that they can't experience in their own lives -- or see things they don't see in their typical life, " said Brad Bushman, professor of communications and psychology at Ohio State University.

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