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Study finds bullies have more children than non-bullies (phys.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Rapists are definitely bullies also.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

We have 5 children, I was unaware that we are such terrible stupid people.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Damn, sorry you had to find out like this fam.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My whole day is ruined

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Stop bullying him!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is doctor girlfriend okay?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Is that the villainess with whom my son has been carousing about?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Help me, science!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Have you not had your morning coffee yet? 😄 The study purports that bullies have more kids, not that people with more kids were/are bullies. It investigated the relation in one single direction, not both.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Daily reminder that correlation isn't all or nothing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Daily reminder for me not to forget the sarcasm tag

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks 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 😉

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Nobody cares when losers bully each other...

Society only cares about good looking and or rich people

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

Global Fertility rates tell a different story

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks 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.