Physical Fighting Among Male and Female Adolescents of Military Families: Results from a Representative Sample of High School Students

The relationship between family military involvement and physical fighting in a representative sample of 3,928 high school students was conducted. Analysis explored whether adolescents from military families had higher odds of fighting and fighting on school property compared with adolescents of non-military families after controlling for demographics, substance use, depressive symptoms, and bullying victimization. Overall, 24% of high school students reported physical fighting and 7% reported physical fighting at school and there were differences between youth from military families.