Item #755
When teenage physical IPV occurs, boys are much more likely than girls to perpetrate as a result of "messing around" (56% vs. 43%), while girls are much more likely than boys to perpetrate for "negative reasons" (read - control, coercion, force, etc.) (45% vs. 33%)
Topic: Violence, Intimate PartnerSource
Citation: Partner exploitation and violence in teenage intimate relationships, p. 75 Author(s): Barter, McCarry, Berridge, Evans Institution(s): NSPCC Link: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/research-reports/partner-exploitation-violence-teenage-intimate-relationships-report.pdf?affId=1991357 Nation(s): United Kingdom Year(s): 2009 Source: Primary Type: SurveyDiscussion
Other Notes:i.e. - boys are more likely to hurt on accident, girls more likely to hurt on purpose | "Negative reasons for violence included: to hurt them, due to their behaviour, jealousy, to impress others, to get what I wanted, anger, to humiliate them and drinking/drugs."