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. 2015 Sep 8;16(1):47–57. doi: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2015.08.002

Table 1.

Occurrence percentage of sexual harassment behaviours among peers.

V. girls V. boys A. girls A. boys
1. Make sexual comments, jokes, movements, or looks 42.3% 46.6% 11.% 36.1%
2. Brush up against in a sexual way on purpose 8.2% 22.2% 3.4% 17%
3. Make jokes or spread sexual rumours 9.9% 19.4% 5.7% 15.5%
4. Call “fag,” “dyke,” “lezzie,” or “queer” 10.9% 24.5% 16.8% 33%
5. Flash or “moon” 18.3% 26.8% 2.3% 17.5%
6. Pull at clothing in a sexual way 3.7% 10.7% 1.3% 8.6%
7. Block way or corner them in a sexual way 2.9% 7.5% 0.8% 5%
8. Force someone to do something sexual other than kissing 1.3% 3.7% 0.4% 3%
9. Force someone to kiss 3.5% 7.1% 0.8% 3.9%
10. Touch, grabbe, or pinch in a sexual way 4.7% 14.1% 0.8% 10.7%
11. Show, give, or leave sexual pictures, photographs, messages, or notes 6.2% 17.3% 1.1% 9.3%
12. Write sexual messages or graffiti (e.g., on bathroom walls, in locker rooms, in a note or book) 3.8% 9.5% 1.1% 5.8%
13. Pull clothing off or down 4% 13.4% 2.2% 10.9%

Note. V: victimization; A: aggression; N =3,489; missing = 0,6%. n girls = 1,770; n boys = 1,697.