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But they care about being liked by others and that is why they choose victims who are weaker and less well-liked by their peers. Interestingly, these bullies care about the opinion of peers of their own gender, but not of the other. The study also found that about 15% of children were bullies.\u00a0 This study counters the widely held belief that bullies are insecure people with low self-esteem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Journal Reference<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ren\u00e9 Veenstra, Siegwart Lindenberg, Anke Munniksma, Jan Kornelis Dijkstra. <strong>The Complex Relation Between Bullying, Victimization, Acceptance, and Rejection: Giving Special Attention to Status, Affection, and Sex Differences<\/strong>. <em>Child Development<\/em>, 2010; 81 (2): 480 DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1467-8624.2009.01411.x\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">10.1111\/j.1467-8624.2009.01411.x<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study from the Netherlands published in the March\/April 2010 issue of the journal Child Development looks at underlying reasons that children\u00a0bully their \u00a0peers. 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