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The study of 15 686 students in grades six through 10 across the United States found bullies are more likely to engage in more serious violent behaviour, such as carrying a weapon or frequent fighting. It also found children who are victims of bullies are also at greater risk for committing violent behaviours.

The findings appear in the April issue of the Archives of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

Armed and dangerous
Among boys who said they had bullied other children at least once a week in school, 52,2 percent had carried a weapon in the past month, 43,1 percent carried a weapon in school, 38,7 percent were involved in frequent fighting, and 45,7 percent said they'd been injured in a fight.

Among boys who said they'd been bullied in school every week, 36,4 percent had carried a weapon, 28,7 percent carried a weapon in school, 22,6 percent were involved in frequent fighting and 31,8 percent said they'd been injured in a fight.

Good boys?
Those figures were much lower for boys who had never bullied others in school: 13,4 percent carried a weapon in the past month, 7,9 percent carried a weapon in school, 8,3 percent had frequent fights, and 16,2 percent said they'd been injured in a fight.

Among boys who'd never been bullied in school, 18,7 percent carried a weapon in the last month, 12,2 percent carried a weapon in school, 12,4 percent got into frequent fights, and 18,3 percent were injured in a fight.

Bully boys
The study found that in all age groups boys were more likely to be involved in bullying and violent behaviour than girls.

The study authors conclude that bullies may benefit from programs designed to prevent not just bullying, but other kinds of violent behaviour as well. – (HealthDayNews)
 

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