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Victims of bullying are more likely to experience mental and physical health problems and academic issues and were recently found to be more likely to bring a weapon to school. Now, researchers have assessed whether additional past experiences of peer aggression (apart from being bullied) increase the likelihood of bringing a weapon to school, using recent U.S. survey data from over 15,000 high school students. Results were as follows:
Overall, over 20% of students reported being a victim of bullying over the past year, and 4% (6% of boys and 2% of girls) had carried a weapon (gun, knife, or club) onto school property in the past month.
Victims of bullying were more than twice as likely to carry weapons to school.
Additional self-reported peer…