The article I chose to read was The Relationship Between Bullying and Depression: It’s Complicated. Previous studies have been done to determine the correlation between depression and bullying and they have had mixed results. This article discusses a research study that showed that depression in 4th grade children was followed by bullying in the 5th and 6th grade. The study was comprised of 486 students and used information from surveys given to the child’s parents, teachers peers and the child themselves to determine symptoms of depression, peer relationships and whether the youth was being bullied.
This study found that for children who were exhibiting symptoms of being depressed in 4th grade had a higher chance of being bullied in …show more content…
It would seem that if the depression could be lessened in a 4th grade student then the bullying would be reduced. What I think is important in this study is that by using the research the bullying could potentially be prevented before it ever starts. As future HDFS professionals it is important to understand the theories behind bullying and to develop ways to protect vulnerable youth from becoming victims. This article discusses some of the current research. I think being able to work with a depressed 4th grader and helping them to connect better with peers would be a step toward combating bullying in …show more content…
This was acceptable, the Times article was focusing on just one study and did acknowledge that previous studies had been done on the correlation between bullying, peer relationships and depression, but it didn’t go into detail on the actually findings.
One point that the Child Development article brought up, and that the Time article did not, was how important peer relationships are to children in this age group. I think this information is important to readers. Understanding why it is important for children to develop strong peer relationships in preadolescences and early adolescents gives more context to the study. 4th and 5th graders are starting to develop a sense of themselves which is separate from the adults around them. The opinion of their peers becomes very important.
The Times article implies by omission that the researches only researched depression followed by bullying, however in reading the other article I found that the researchers looked for several different ideas in their study to determine which came first, bullying, depression or a loss in peer status. I think this would have been important to include and without this knowledge the study seems more one sided and less reliable. I felt after reading the Times article that the researchers had the hypothesis that depression came first and then set out to prove it, instead of the researchers looking at several different
This study found that for children who were exhibiting symptoms of being depressed in 4th grade had a higher chance of being bullied in …show more content…
It would seem that if the depression could be lessened in a 4th grade student then the bullying would be reduced. What I think is important in this study is that by using the research the bullying could potentially be prevented before it ever starts. As future HDFS professionals it is important to understand the theories behind bullying and to develop ways to protect vulnerable youth from becoming victims. This article discusses some of the current research. I think being able to work with a depressed 4th grader and helping them to connect better with peers would be a step toward combating bullying in …show more content…
This was acceptable, the Times article was focusing on just one study and did acknowledge that previous studies had been done on the correlation between bullying, peer relationships and depression, but it didn’t go into detail on the actually findings.
One point that the Child Development article brought up, and that the Time article did not, was how important peer relationships are to children in this age group. I think this information is important to readers. Understanding why it is important for children to develop strong peer relationships in preadolescences and early adolescents gives more context to the study. 4th and 5th graders are starting to develop a sense of themselves which is separate from the adults around them. The opinion of their peers becomes very important.
The Times article implies by omission that the researches only researched depression followed by bullying, however in reading the other article I found that the researchers looked for several different ideas in their study to determine which came first, bullying, depression or a loss in peer status. I think this would have been important to include and without this knowledge the study seems more one sided and less reliable. I felt after reading the Times article that the researchers had the hypothesis that depression came first and then set out to prove it, instead of the researchers looking at several different