College students' risky decisions involving coronavirus precautions have more to do with their development and mental resilience than conscious rule-breaking, psychologists tell CNN.
Going off to college is, for many young adults, their first real plunge into freedom and adulthood. It's where they're encouraged to take risks and find new connections in dining halls and laundry rooms.
But those collegiate rites of passage aren't possible if they're largely confined to an extra-long twin bed in a stuffy dorm room, peering out at the world through barred windows. The fall 2020 semester looks a lot like that for some undergraduates who've returned to campus during the pandemic. And as anticipated, some of those undergrads have already started to rebel.
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