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‘Cool’ Kids In Middle School Bully More, UCLA Psychologists Report

By Guest PostFebruary 7, 2013General, Healthanti bullying programs, bullied by classmates, cool kids, eighth grade, female typed, forms of aggression, harmless name calling, innocent punch, jaana juvonen, los angeles, male typed, middle school bully, middle school students, non human primates, physical aggression, popularity, social status, spreading rumors, ucla psychologists

Study of seventh and eighth graders finds no difference between boys, girls

Bullying, whether it’s physical aggression or spreading rumors, boosts the social status and popularity of middle school students, according to a new UCLA psychology study that has implications for programs aimed at combatting school bullying. In addition, students already considered popular engage in these forms of bullying, the researchers found.

The psychologists studied 1,895 ethnically diverse students from 99 classes at 11 Los Angeles middle schools. They conducted surveys at three points: during the spring of seventh grade, the fall of eighth grade and the spring of eighth grade. Each time, students were asked to name the students who were considered the “coolest,” the students who “start fights or push other kids around” and the ones who “spread nasty rumors about other kids.” (more…)

Who Likes Bling? The Answer Relates To Social Status

By Guest PostDecember 28, 2012Cultureadam galinsky, african americans, american adults, bling, capitalistic, consumer preferences, consumption oriented society, demographic characteristics, derek rucker, eric anderson, feelings, flat screen tv, high status, high status goods, high status products, low status job, nine point scale, philip mazzocco, positive evaluations, racial minorities, social status

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A desire for expensive, high-status goods is related to feelings of social status – which helps explain why minorities are attracted to bling, a new study suggests.

Previous research had shown that racial minorities spend a larger portion of their incomes than do whites on conspicuous consumption – buying products that suggest high status. (more…)

Relationship Between Social Status and Wound-Healing in Wild Baboons

By Guest PostMay 26, 2012Nature, Scienceamboseli baboon research project, amboseli national park, anthropology, baboon, beth archie, carolyn ehardt, chronic stress, george gilchrist, immune function, jeanne altmann, Kenya, kinyua warutere, national science foundation, old age, relationship, social status, susan alberts, university of notre dame, wild baboons, wound healing

Findings show it’s best to be “top baboon”

Turns out it’s not bad being top dog, or in this case, top baboon.

Results of a study by University of Notre Dame biologist Beth Archie and colleagues from Princeton University and Duke University finds that male baboons that have a high rank within their society recover more quickly from injuries, and are less likely to become ill than other males.

The finding is somewhat surprising, given that top-ranked males also experience high stress, which should suppress immune responses. (more…)

High Social Status Makes People More Trusting, Study Finds

By Guest PostOctober 3, 2011CultureBOSS, employees, game, jeff grabmeier, nathan petit, new job, positive expectations, ratings of benevolence, robert lount, social status, university, willingness

COLUMBUS, Ohio – When you start a new job, your boss may be more likely to trust you than you are to trust him or her, a new study suggests.

The reason has to with the role that social status plays in relationships. (more…)

‘Growing Economy Sparks Change in Chinese Mating Preferences’

By Guest PostFebruary 15, 2011Cultureattractive mates, chastity, China, cultural evolution of values, cultural mate preferences, david buss, economic changes, economic prosperity, Economy, evolutionary hypothesis, evolutionary psychologist, good earning capacity, grow, mates, premarital sex in china, sexual partner, social status, trait, young adults

AUSTIN, Texas — As China’s economy continues to grow, more young adults desire potential mates with good financial prospects, according to new psychology research from The University of Texas at Austin.

In a paper published in the February issue of Personality and Individual Differences, David Buss, an evolutionary psychologist at the university, and a team of researchers found the preference for financial security reflects the extraordinary economic changes in China over the past 25 years. (more…)

Tag Archives: social status

‘Cool’ Kids In Middle School Bully More, UCLA Psychologists Report

Who Likes Bling? The Answer Relates To Social Status

Relationship Between Social Status and Wound-Healing in Wild Baboons

High Social Status Makes People More Trusting, Study Finds

‘Growing Economy Sparks Change in Chinese Mating Preferences’