To be honest, all of the above, although, not at the same time of course. I guess trying to be chivalrous from a near-stranger from 30 years ago is unneeded though.
At first, she was very standoffish with everyone, but especially boys. Since she was attractive, she drew a lot of attention, but didn’t seem to know what to do with it. A few months later, she ended bouncing back and forth between several of the more aggressive and confident guys (who were pushy) but (the guys) had a very bad reputation in the school. And that did not make her popular with many of the girls.
By the end of the year, she was a lot more confident, and a lot more worldly, and seemed to have embraced the 80s “slutty is cool” ethos that was big on MTV and the like. Apparently (from her brother, who I was closer with as a fellow nerdy, book carrying semi-outcast) she was in a state of constant tension with her folks, who wanted her to be ‘free’ but also not to ruin her chances at a good school and future.
And for all my concerns, she stayed in the top 5% of the school the whole time, so for all I know it was a part of a surface rebellion.