Be like Kobe?

• Author: O'Neil, John
• Position: Society - University of California report on role models - Brief Article

Do role models make a difference? A new study from the University of California at Los Angeles says yes.

In the survey of 749 teens, the most popular role models were parents, followed by sports figures, siblings, and singers. Youths who personally knew their role models had better grades and higher levels of self-esteem than those who looked up to athletes or celebrities. But both groups scored...