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 range from verbal abuse to physical abuse. The statistics of cyberbullying are the exact opposite of physical bullying: “ When it comes to cyberbullying the statistics flip flop. 38% of girls report being bullied online while 26% of boys experienced cyberbullying” (Covington). This usually happens to people who are isolated; however, most people who are cyberbullied are also bullied in person. To help stop bullying, listen to what girls are saying to each other and do not be afraid to speak to them about what they are saying and tell them it is not right. With boys people should watch out for them to engage in fights, or use threats of physical violence to torture the person they are bullying. The important lesson that people should learn from this is to look out for other people, and help them when they need it. It is also important to have conversations about masculinity and the appropriate levels of aggression in a proper environment (Citation). Girls can be just as much as a bullying like boys. Girls just bully more where no one else knows that they are doing. Unless the victim speaks up and tells someone that can do something about it. People should also be careful about what they are watching on television, because it can impart a negative effect to how they treat other people. Television can play a large role in our lives if people let it influence their thinking. All people need to be educated of all kinds of bullying, so that they can recognize a situation and choose the appropriate actions in order to put a stop to it. People need to stand up for other people, regardless of the outcome (Citation). That’s why people should watch what they have their children watching on tv so then it does not happen when they get older. The parent’s of the children should watch what they are doing in front of their children. Bullies that are more relational than physical are less damaging to the victim, although they can actually be more damaging in the long lasting effects. Bullies that are more attracted to physical dominance usually only harm the victims for a short period of time. Males tend to be more physically harmful than emotionally. Boys prefer to bully face-to-face, they will use physical …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 range from verbal abuse to physical abuse. The statistics of cyberbullying are the exact opposite of physical bullying: “ When it comes to cyberbullying the statistics flip flop. 38% of girls report being bullied online while 26% of boys experienced cyberbullying” (Covington). This usually happens to people who are isolated; however, most people who are cyberbullied are also bullied in person. To help stop bullying, listen to what girls are saying to each other and do not be afraid to speak to them about what they are saying and tell them it is not right. With boys people should watch out for them to engage in fights, or use threats of physical violence to torture the person they are bullying. The important lesson that people should learn from this is to look out for other people, and help them when they need it. It is also important to have conversations about masculinity and the appropriate levels of aggression in a proper environment (Citation). Girls can be just as much as a bullying like boys. Girls just bully more where no one else knows that they are doing. Unless the victim speaks up and tells someone that can do something about it. People should also be careful about what they are watching on television, because it can impart a negative effect to how they treat other people. Television can play a large role in our lives if people let it influence their thinking. All people need to be educated of all kinds of bullying, so that they can recognize a situation and choose the appropriate actions in order to put a stop to it. People need to stand up for other people, regardless of the outcome (Citation). That’s why people should watch what they have their children watching on tv so then it does not happen when they get older. The parent’s of the children should watch what they are doing in front of their children. Bullies that are more relational than physical are less damaging to the victim, although they can actually be more damaging in the long lasting effects. Bullies that are more attracted to physical dominance usually only harm the victims for a short period of time. Males tend to be more physically harmful than emotionally. Boys prefer to bully face-to-face, they will use physical …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