tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931848549197815855.post-43483703428628288572007-10-01T23:08:00.001-04:002007-10-01T23:19:08.384-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_O00nzzL5h-Y/RwG2TejwrSI/AAAAAAAAAAM/oaksH58xkzo/s1600-h/amongbullies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_O00nzzL5h-Y/RwG2TejwrSI/AAAAAAAAAAM/oaksH58xkzo/s320/amongbullies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116571097406418210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >I know that being passive is like a lure to bullies, but I thought being aggressive was a turnoff for most people. Leading psychologists are now reporting that aggressive qualities make kids popular. <br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana, sans serif, helvetica, arial;font-size:100%;" >Research indicates that aggression is linked with being perceived as "popular." Psychologists used to simply ask students how much they liked other classmates. Recently, they also ask students which of their classmates are "popular"--and the two measures don't necessarily match up. </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana, sans serif, helvetica, arial;font-size:100%;" >It was found that seventh through ninth-graders perceived their relationally aggressive classmates to be more popular than meeker students. Is this leadership or just a mild form of bullying?<br /><br />Relational aggression- the new buzzword of bullying.<br /><br />www.mikebogdanski.com<br /></span>Mike Bogdanskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00500139961403686240noreply@blogger.com