"Mean kids, mothers tell their wounded young, behave that way because they have unhappy home lives, or feel inadequate, or don’t have enough friends or because they somehow lack empathy. But a new study suggests some mean kids actually behave that way simply because they can."

Time magazine reports on a recent study that found that students who were higher on the "popularity chain" in middle school were more likely to exhibit bullying behaviors.

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