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Five-decade UK study finds that aggression at school leads to better-paying jobs, while those with emotional instability went on to earn less

Children who displayed aggressive behaviour at school, such as bullying or temper outbursts, are likely to earn more money in middle age, according to a five-decade study that upends the maxim that bullies do not prosper.

They are also more likely to have higher job satisfaction and be in more desirable jobs, say researchers from the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex.

The paper, published today, used data about almost 7,000 people born in 1970 whose lives have been tracked by the British Cohort Study. The research team examined data from primary school teachers who assessed the children’s social and emotional skills when they were 10 years old in 1980, and matched it to their lives at the age of 46 in 2016.

“We found that those children who teachers felt had problems with attention, peer relationships and emotional instability did end up earning less in the future, as we expected, but we were surprised to find a strong link between aggressive behaviour at school and higher earnings in later life,” said Prof Emilia Del Bono, one of the study’s authors.

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[–] in4aPenny@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Bullying is a part of British culture, the "yes m'lord" attitude is still strong within them, don't cause a fuss, "keep calm and carry on" is their motto for a reason...

https://theweek.com/101863/why-england-s-schools-are-among-worst-in-world-for-bullying

https://www.agencycentral.co.uk/articles/does-the-uk-have-a-workplace-bullying-problem/

As someone who has spent half their life in the UK and the other half in the USA, specifically the English are particularly nasty and have a strange admiration for the "clever bully", both in school and at work. That isn't to say the USA doesn't have bullies, they're just not as universally admired.

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 7 months ago

Ever watch a video of Trump talking about other people who he finds threatening?

100% schoolyard bully. Only difference is that he's not clever by adult standards.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 2 points 7 months ago

bad comment, not a UK problem. this is c/science not “c/attack a nation people group because the study happened to be conducted in the UK”

The work tallies with previous research by economists including Nicholas Papageorge,who examined longitudinal studies in the UK and US in 2019 and found that “externalising” behaviour linked to aggression and hyperactivity was associated with lower educational attainment but higher earnings. (from the article)