("Cool" kids find life easier…) So-called "cool" kids sail
through life easier than their counterparts as they are
generally happier and healthier, a study has found. The study of
more than 300 kindergarten children found those who were in
subordinate social positions were more likely to develop
problematic behaviour, be depressed and perform poorly at
school. Californian researchers also found how the children
responded to their low social status could also depend on how
well-off their families were. Jake Najman, a professor of
medical sociology at the University of Queensland, said children
from poorer families were starting school from a disadvantaged
base. "What they found was one of the most important
determinants of the children''s health was their social class or
socioeconomic background," Stuff.co.nz quoted him as saying. The
children then dealt with further disadvantage at school
differently because their social class affected how they learnt
to interact with others. "We know middle-class and upper-c