Why are teenage girls attracted to boys who hurt them? We talked to high school students to find out

When boy and girls reach adolescence, they are bombarded with messages that associate attraction with violence. These messages—from their peer group, TV series, films, music, social media, and so on—depict boys with violent and demeaning attitudes towards girls as attractive, but not so much those who treat girls well.

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