The children who waited longer, when re-evaluated as teenagers and adults, demonstrated a striking array of advantages over their peers. As teenagers, they had higher SAT scores, social competence, self-assuredness and self-worth, and were rated by their parents as more mature, better able to cope with stress, more likely to plan ahead, and more likely to use reason.[1] They were less likely to have conduct disorders or high levels of impulsivity, aggressiveness and hyperactivity.[2][22] As adults, the high delayers were less likely to have drug problems or other addictive behaviors, get divorced,[22][23] or be overweight.