Often when victims of bullying come to mind, people
envision a social outcast, someone who doesn’t fit in with the crowd, or even
someone with a different sexual orientation. According to research published in
the American Sociological Review
April edition, popular kids are in fact sometimes more prone to be bullied in
school. The study is a follow-up from a similar one published in 2011.
Both of
these studies surveyed 4,200 students ranging from 8th to 10th
grade and even broke down the school’s social web. The research showed that as
a student gains popularity, their chances of being bullied by their peers
increase. The study also suggests that this could be a result of jealousy and
the more popular student having more social status at risk.
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