Each of these types of violence function to meet the adolescents' needs. When rough and tumble play persists in pursuit of domination, it becomes bullying.
Bullying is a precursor to antisocial or aggressive behavior.
With age, playful behavior becomes more intense, purposeful and consequential. As adolescents become exposed to increased social diversity and competition for status, the meaning, seriousness and social value of rough play changes. The status of young males based on toughness and fighting skills is part of gang life. Gangs are social groups that value styles of exaggerated display of masculinity, risk taking, and autonomy. Violence is often part of the collective identity of a gang and its members.