Development of the Sri Lankan Early Teenagers’ Violence Inventory: An Instrument to Measure Peer Violence in Schools

Table 2

List of interpersonal violent activities identified by the literature review∗ and FGDs^♣.

1	Slapping^*♣	32	Spreading rumors using wall posters^*♣
2	Pinching^*♣	33	Playing mean practical jokes*
3	Shoving^*♣	34	Threatening via SMS using mobile phones or phones^*♣
4	Scratching^*♣	35	Pulling ear^♣
5	Burning^*♣	36	Teasing or laughing sarcastically^*♣
6	Choking^*♣	37	Threatening to harm^*♣
7	Biting^*♣	38	Tattle-tale to teachers to put them against you^*♣
8	Throwing objects^♣	39	Stealing or taking things forcefully^*♣
9	Kicking^*♣	40	Biting^*♣
10	Knocking on head^*♣	41	Dragging along the floor^♣
11	Slapping ears^*♣	42	Not caring^*♣
12	Hitting with fist^*♣	43	Not allowing being a member of their group^*♣
13	Hitting with weapons like a club or pole^*♣	44	Looking down upon^*♣
14	Hitting without a weapon^*♣	45	Not allowing sitting with a friend you like^*♣
15	Punching^*♣	46	Not allowing doing things you like^*♣
16	Calling names^*♣	47	Not allowing playing with them^*♣
17	Using bad words^*♣	48	Pitting friends against you^*♣
18	Ignoring you^*♣	49	Cursed you/swore at you^*♣
19	Forcibly taking belongings^*♣	50	Spreading rumors using e-mail/Facebook and other social networks^*♣
20	Pitting friends against you^*♣	51	Damaged something belongs to you*
21	Laughing sarcastically/teasing^*♣	52	Hitting with a sharp weapon^*♣
22	Pulling by hair^♣	53	Not inviting for gathering^*♣
23	Pulling by dress, tie^♣	54	Took something belongs to you without the permission
24	Hitting head against some object^*♣	55	Injured with a gun*
25	Nonpenetrative or abusive sexual contact*	56	Drawing graffiti against you*
26	Hitting genitals^*♣	57	Threatening to kill*
27	Intentional touching of the groin*	58	Try to kiss you against your will*
28	Not talking^*♣	59	Forcing sex*
29	Purposely excluding from the company/deliberately left out from things^*♣	60	Spreading unpleasant sexual rumors*
30	Claiming to involve in an intimate relationship without your interest^♣	61	Writing sexual graffiti*
31	Claiming to continue an intimate relationship without your interest^♣	62	Peeking at someone while he/she was in the toilet or dressing room*

∗Items from literature.
^♣Items from FGDs.