What is the effect of bullying on the mental health of teenagers?
Bullying is commonly thought of as a physical act of violence, but there is more to bullying than physical pain because mental health is just as important. As technology advances so does the way teenagers communicate. More and more teenagers use social media, and with this comes an increase in danger. One of the greatest dangers teenagers face is cyberbullying. The American Osteopathic Association states that common symptoms among those bullied include “anxiety, depression, loneliness, unhappiness, and poor sleep.” They also argue that “parents must be actively involved in their children’s cyber lives” (Cyber-Bullying). Staying involved means monitoring their activities, and asking them how their day is going. Cyberbullying is becoming more common as well as more dangerous. Authors such as Marilyn Campbell talk about how bullies also face problems related to mental health, and other authors such as Deborah Goebert explain how ethnic background also impacts bullying. My research has shown me that there are various causes to bullying, and that these causes lead to similar as well as different …show more content…
Aggression, as defined by Evilina Landstedt, is an intentional act of violence towards another person with the goal of inflicting them pain. Aggression can be in the form of verbal or physical. Verbal aggression, for example, can be when you call another person names or make fun of what they do and where. On the other hand, physical aggression is physically hurting another person by punching or kicking the victim. Both of these types of aggression are well known forms of bullying and have a strong impact on the mental health of the victim. Some of the common effects have to deal with the degradation of self-esteem, which causes these teens to be social
Bullying is commonly thought of as a physical act of violence, but there is more to bullying than physical pain because mental health is just as important. As technology advances so does the way teenagers communicate. More and more teenagers use social media, and with this comes an increase in danger. One of the greatest dangers teenagers face is cyberbullying. The American Osteopathic Association states that common symptoms among those bullied include “anxiety, depression, loneliness, unhappiness, and poor sleep.” They also argue that “parents must be actively involved in their children’s cyber lives” (Cyber-Bullying). Staying involved means monitoring their activities, and asking them how their day is going. Cyberbullying is becoming more common as well as more dangerous. Authors such as Marilyn Campbell talk about how bullies also face problems related to mental health, and other authors such as Deborah Goebert explain how ethnic background also impacts bullying. My research has shown me that there are various causes to bullying, and that these causes lead to similar as well as different …show more content…
Aggression, as defined by Evilina Landstedt, is an intentional act of violence towards another person with the goal of inflicting them pain. Aggression can be in the form of verbal or physical. Verbal aggression, for example, can be when you call another person names or make fun of what they do and where. On the other hand, physical aggression is physically hurting another person by punching or kicking the victim. Both of these types of aggression are well known forms of bullying and have a strong impact on the mental health of the victim. Some of the common effects have to deal with the degradation of self-esteem, which causes these teens to be social