There are many types of mental health issues that plague the world and many people who suffer from these types of issues. They say that mental health can start from adulthood and onwards, but what if mental health problems and issues start manifesting at a younger age in schools , homes and our communities? What if children are becoming anxious and depressed by abuse and peer pressure in schools and other people are putting them in situations they don 't feel comfortable with. Bullying is the main cause of mental health like anxiety and depression in adolescent children worldwide caused by toxic environments, corporal punishment and the effects on the victims and the bullies later in life.
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Corporal punishment is allowed in many different schools and in many different countries. Taiwan did a study that “physical child abuse is a critical concern.... A survey study on adolescents living in rural Taiwan revealed that 22.2 % of adolescents reported experiencing physical abuse in their childhood….physical child abuse increases the risk of bullying perpetration and victimisation. Victimisation in physical child abuse also predicts poor mental health in adolescents and adults” (Yen et al. 678).It’s a form of teacher harassment and child abuse. One article claims that “the relationship between the bullying climate in school classes and the mental health among students who bully or are bullied is rarely studied.”(Horrevorts, Esther, et al). However, this claim is false. There are many people that have studied the effects of mental health in adolescence associated with bullying actually. A European Psychological Clinic called SCMHE surveyed and studied school children from the ages 6 to 11 in 6 different countries where corporal punishment was allowed.They have stated that “Studies have linked the use of corporal punishment of children to the development of mental health disorders...Children with parents who reported using corporal punishment had higher rates of both externalized and internalized mental health disorders” (duRivage, Nathalie, et al 1). Another false claim is “Bullies may come from disturbed families and are often deviant in their behaviour , but they are often strong and healthy children who do not show emotional or physical problems”(Lereya, Suzet, et al 1461). That is definitely not the case! Most children who are in domestic and abuse places can show signs of mental health issues. By being hit and harassed repeatedly just like with bullying. Bullying is not only a student vs. student issue it can in some cases related to corporal punishment be a teacher vs. a student
Bullying is the easiest and more acceptable form of …show more content…
Corporal punishment is allowed in many different schools and in many different countries. Taiwan did a study that “physical child abuse is a critical concern.... A survey study on adolescents living in rural Taiwan revealed that 22.2 % of adolescents reported experiencing physical abuse in their childhood….physical child abuse increases the risk of bullying perpetration and victimisation. Victimisation in physical child abuse also predicts poor mental health in adolescents and adults” (Yen et al. 678).It’s a form of teacher harassment and child abuse. One article claims that “the relationship between the bullying climate in school classes and the mental health among students who bully or are bullied is rarely studied.”(Horrevorts, Esther, et al). However, this claim is false. There are many people that have studied the effects of mental health in adolescence associated with bullying actually. A European Psychological Clinic called SCMHE surveyed and studied school children from the ages 6 to 11 in 6 different countries where corporal punishment was allowed.They have stated that “Studies have linked the use of corporal punishment of children to the development of mental health disorders...Children with parents who reported using corporal punishment had higher rates of both externalized and internalized mental health disorders” (duRivage, Nathalie, et al 1). Another false claim is “Bullies may come from disturbed families and are often deviant in their behaviour , but they are often strong and healthy children who do not show emotional or physical problems”(Lereya, Suzet, et al 1461). That is definitely not the case! Most children who are in domestic and abuse places can show signs of mental health issues. By being hit and harassed repeatedly just like with bullying. Bullying is not only a student vs. student issue it can in some cases related to corporal punishment be a teacher vs. a student