According to Problem-Oriented Guides for Police Series: Bullying in Schools “bullying has two key components: repeated harmful acts and an imbalance of power” (Sampson, 2002). Although bullying occurs in many other places, school is where bullying is most prevalent and most concerning. In schools, physical bullying is more common among boys. This is because boys are much more aggressive than girls. However, verbal bullying such as gossip is much more common among girls. “Physical bullying is more common among boys, and teenage girls often favor verbal and emotional bullying” (Teenage Bullying, 2009).
Boys tend to be more aggressive than girls.
(youthviolence.edschool.virginia.edu/bullying/bullying-research.html)