If $\left|\psi\right> \in L_2$, does $\left|\psi\right> ^2 \in L_2$

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If $\left|\psi\right> \in L_2$, is $\left|\psi\right> ^2 \in L_2$, where $\left|\cdot\right>$ is Dirac notation.

Or for everyone to get what I am asking: $f(x) \in L_2$ if the following condition is met:

$$\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}|f|^2(x)dx<\infty$$

So my question consists in following: if $\psi(x) \in L_2$ will $\psi^2(x) \in L_2$ or in other words will the $\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}|\psi|^4(x)dx$ be less than $\infty$

The answer is not obvious to me, because if an integral converges it doesn't mean that it will do so with the squared integrand.