A bully asserting their dominance on the playground or in the high school halls is likely to have more children in adulthood than their peers, new Brock University research has shown.

I didn’t change the title, but without access to the original article, it seems like a correlation not causation.

  • godiganbabay@ponder.catOPEnglish
    28·
    1 month ago

    My guesses are that there ate multiple factors at play:

    • less educated people make more kids
    • “nice guys finish last” - assertive and more socially active people are more likely to find a partner and make children
    • forcing others to follow perceived social dynamics means internal pressure to follow them oneself; having children is a social norm and expectation that is expected to be followed

    I’d try and look for papers to see if my guesses hold any water, but time eludes me.

    • Khrux@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      21·
      1 month ago

      I think being assertive and more socially active meaning you’re more likely to be a bully is a bit of a myth. Although the cliché school or work bully may be assertive and socially active, there are many unpopular and awkward people who bully those around them, and it just goes unnoticed.

      • godiganbabay@ponder.catOPEnglish
        6·
        1 month ago

        I think being assertive and more socially active meaning you’re more likely to be a bully is a bit of a myth.

        You are reversing the implication that I’m guessing 😉

      • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
        35·
        1 month ago

        Nobody cares when losers bully each other…

        Society only cares about good looking and or rich people

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
      19·
      1 month ago

      having children is a social norm and expectation that is expected to be followed

      Global Fertility rates tell a different story

      • Dengalicious@lemmygrad.ml
        1·
        1 month ago

        No, it doesn’t. At all. Having children is definitely the norm, with the average woman having over 2 children across the world right now.