article_snippet: There are now a few pieces of research, which are sort of converging on the same finding, namely that this is not a rare behavior," said Elizabeth Englander, a professor of psychology at Bridgewater State University and director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center.
article_snippet: "It appears to be widespread.
article_snippet: It's engaged in by many kids who are functioning well and not having problems
article_snippet: and it's not very unusual or rare.
article_snippet: If you want to convince somebody that something is a danger, you have to convince you want to convince somebody that something is a danger that you know what you're talking about, " said Englander.
article_snippet: "People have a hard time with this.
article_snippet: And that no matter how tempting it is to want to be 'liked' by someone, they are worth more than degrading they for someone else's enjoyment," said Cunningham.
article_snippet: That's a big assumption to make.