Girls Coalition of Minnesota

Girls and boys are more likely to attack their same-sex peers than any other type of victim (Franke et al., 2002), as noted above. A study by Lockwood (1997) found that, regard­ less of gender, the most common rea­sons youth were violent toward peers was to punish them for something done or said, to get them to back down from offensive actions, and in self-defense. Physical touching, often aggressive, was the most frequent immediate precipitator of a violent incident. The second most common trigger of peer violence was negative verbal exchanges.Girls and boys are more likely to attack their same-sex peers than any other type of victim (Franke et al., 2002), as noted above. A study by Lockwood (1997) found that, regard­ less of gender, the most common rea­sons youth were violent toward peers was to punish them for something done or said, to get them to back down from offensive actions, and in self-defense. Physical touching, often aggressive, was the most frequent immediate precipitator of a violent incident. The second most common trigger of peer violence was negative verbal exchanges.Girls and boys are more likely to attack their same-sex peers than any other type of victim (Franke et al., 2002), as noted above. A study by Lockwood (1997) found that, regard­ less of gender, the most common rea­sons youth were violent toward peers was to punish them for something done or said, to get them to back down from offensive actions, and in self-defense. Physical touching, often aggressive, was the most frequent immediate precipitator of a violent incident. The second most common trigger of peer violence was negative verbal exchanges.Girls and boys are more likely to attack their same-sex peers than any other type of victim (Franke et al., 2002), as noted above. A study by Lockwood (1997) found that, regard­ less of gender, the most common rea­sons youth were violent toward peers was to punish them for something done or said, to get them to back down from offensive actions, and in self-defense. Physical touching, often aggressive, was the most frequent immediate precipitator of a violent incident. The second most common trigger of peer violence was negative verbal exchanges.Girls and boys are more likely to attack their same-sex peers than any other type of victim (Franke et al., 2002), as noted above. A study by Lockwood (1997) found that, regard­ less of gender, the most common rea­sons youth were violent toward peers was to punish them for something done or said, to get them to back down from offensive actions, and in self-defense. Physical touching, often aggressive, was the most frequent immediate precipitator of a violent incident. The second most common trigger of peer violence was negative verbal exchanges.Girls and boys are more likely to attack their same-sex peers than any other type of victim (Franke et al., 2002), as noted above. A study by Lockwood (1997) found that, regard­ less of gender, the most common rea­sons youth were violent toward peers was to punish them for something done or said, to get them to back down from offensive actions, and in self-defense. Physical touching, often aggressive, was the most frequent immediate precipitator of a violent incident. The second most common trigger of peer violence was negative verbal exchanges.

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