Researchers disagree, however, regarding the impact of bullying on
social behavior. Bjorkqvist, Ekman, and Lagerspetz (1982) found bullies to
be unpopular among peers, but not as unpopular as their victims. Bullies,
according to self-reports, perceive themselves as impulsive and lacking in
self-control (Bjorkqvist et al., 1992) and tend to be attracted to social situations
with aggressive content. Olweus (1992) found bullies were four times
more likely to be involved with criminal behaviors at the age of 24, with
60 percent demonstrating at least one conviction and 35–40 percent showing
three or more convictions.