Essay On Effects Of Social Abuse On Youth

Register to read the introduction… Emmanuel, a young Nigerian, is alarmed at the rising insecurity, explaining: “In the past, whenever thieves wanted to break into a house, they would wait until the owner was away. Now it does not matter if the whole family is at home. The thieves knock on the door and demand that you give them your property. If such a thing has started occurring now, what will it be like in the future?” Is Emmanuel alone in this kind of fear? Not at all. We all share in such fear. The effect of such fears has lead to a number of Youth developing low self-esteem.

Chicago researchers surveyed 1,331 teenagers over an 18 years period and the result was that the self-perceptions of American teenagers apparently have become decidedly less positive. The study describes today’s teenagers as being less secure than before, with lower ethical standards. About one fifth of them say that they are empty emotionally and confused most of the time, and that they would rather die than go on living. …show more content…
“The number of children who threaten and attempt suicide has increased,” says Dr. Cynthia Pfeffer, a Cornell psychiatrist. “Studies in the nineteen-sixties indicated that no more than ten per cent of the children sent to outpatient clinics showed suicidal behavior. In a recent study I did, thirty-three per cent of the children had suicidal ideas.” Suicide is a leading cause of death among American teenagers today. Some of us today feels a bit insecure in a world were every social vice is increasing at an unprecedented rate and yet we do not know how to steer the wheel to the right way. Well keep deliberating on it and see you next week. Till then have a wonderful