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Boys' Aggressive Behavior Rewarded With Popularity: Peers and teachers often reward boys with popularity for behavior that is antisocial, according to a study in the January issue of Developmental Psychology, a journal published by the American Psychological Association.
The most popular 4th to 6th grade boys in both African-American and European-American ethnic groups were athletic, cooperative, studious, and sociable, the study found.
However, about one-third of very popular boys were extremely antisocial, tending to argue, be...
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