Popularity Increases Aggression in Kids, Study Finds

Popularity Increases Aggression in Kids, Study Finds
Popular kids - except those at the absolute top of the social ladder - are most likely to act aggressively toward other kids, a new study finds.

It isn't aggression that makes kids more popular. But becoming more popular makes kids more aggressive, said study author Bob Faris, a sociologist at the University of California, Davis - suggesting that those kids see tormenting others as a way to gain and cement status.