Adolescent gender violence in educational spaces: New looks from the araucanía region, chile

Abstract

This study is a quantitative investigation that was oriented to know the manifestations of violence in adolescent relationships in educational establishments in the city of Temuco, Chile. The sample was 471 high school students of which 262 are women (55.6%) and 209 men (44.4%). The results show two main lines, the first of which is the bidirectionality of violence in adolescent relationships, present in all types of violence analyzed. Secondly, higher percentages of violence suffered by men are established in many of the variables, which is explained through the socialization of masculinity. The results of this point project the need to continue studying masculinities at an early age to transform the effective relationships that are being created among adolescents.