The Mental Health Effects of Bullying RED FLAG! Bullying and being bullied can cause serious psychiatric problems later in adolescents’ adult life. Bullies have a long lasting effect on a person’s mental health; some of those effects are withdrawing from family and school activities, wanting to be left alone, shyness, and panic attacks. These are only some of the effects on one’s mental health after being bullied, but there can be many more outcomes. If bullying is not stopped, it can also psychologically hurt the people that are witnessing as well as the person who is being bullied. While many recent sources show that bullying negatively affects people’s mental health when they get older, through counseling and support groups, they can find healing and hope.
Recent sources show that girls are not bullied as much as boys. In a year, “approximately 25% of boys report being regularly bullied, while 20% of girls are regularly bullied” (Covington). Boys are more likely to be bullies because boys are more likely to partake in relational aggression rather than physical aggression. Relational aggression is harming others through purposeful manipulation and damage of their peer relationships. Aggressive behavior can cause physical or emotional harm to others. It may …show more content…
Boys bully more with their victims face-to-face. Girls bully their victims more with cyberbullying and where no one knows about it. When people bully other people that person can have long lasting effects from being bullied. Victims get depressed and suicidal thoughts if they are being bullied enough. People go to counselling to get help or they can try and get help from their friends. Bullying negatively affects people’s mental health when they get older. Hopefully with their friends and counselors helping them they can find hope and healing. Support groups can also help with the victim's healing
Recent sources show that girls are not bullied as much as boys. In a year, “approximately 25% of boys report being regularly bullied, while 20% of girls are regularly bullied” (Covington). Boys are more likely to be bullies because boys are more likely to partake in relational aggression rather than physical aggression. Relational aggression is harming others through purposeful manipulation and damage of their peer relationships. Aggressive behavior can cause physical or emotional harm to others. It may …show more content…
Boys bully more with their victims face-to-face. Girls bully their victims more with cyberbullying and where no one knows about it. When people bully other people that person can have long lasting effects from being bullied. Victims get depressed and suicidal thoughts if they are being bullied enough. People go to counselling to get help or they can try and get help from their friends. Bullying negatively affects people’s mental health when they get older. Hopefully with their friends and counselors helping them they can find hope and healing. Support groups can also help with the victim's healing