The Monitor Daily

Saturday, February 27, 2021
Log in

As a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, this site may earn from qualifying purchases. We may also earn commissions on purchases from other retail websites.

  • Home
  • Politics & National News
  • Business News
  • Tech & Science
  • Health & Lifestyle
  • About us
    • Contact US
    • Privacy Policy GDPR
    • Terms of Use
  • Latest News
    • Stormy Planet
    • US Surgeon Performs Face Transplant
    • 2017 MTV VMAs Nominations Are In And Voting Is Now Open
    • Bright House: Free McAfee AntiVirus and Adult Controls
    • Antarctic Yeti Crab Gets Formal Scientific Name
    • Spiders Take Over Australian Town
    • Interesting Facts About the Apollo 11 Mission
    • Social Smoking or The New Landmark of Elegance Among Young Women
    • Rare Weasel Returns To Washington State

Pages

  • About The Monitor Daily
  • Contact US
  • Our Team
  • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Terms of Use

Recent Posts

  • NYC Man Snaps Photo of the Victim After Sucker-Punching Him in Broad Daylight Jun 29, 2018
  • California Woman Performs Home Abortion By Asking Boyfriend to Kick Her in The Belly Jun 28, 2018
  • Nashville Man Arrested After Throwing Cocaine in Police Officer’s Face Jun 28, 2018
  • Brittany Pilkington Wants Psych Eval Before Sentencing Jun 27, 2018
  • Fayetteville Mom Behind Bars For Feeding Children Lighter Fluid Jun 27, 2018
  • Missouri Police Arrested Angry Customer Who Vandalized Nail Salon Jun 26, 2018
  • Queensland Mother Mutilated After Non-Invasive Eye Procedure Goes Sideways Jun 25, 2018

Bullied Children Become Disturbed Adults

Jan 2, 2016 By Ryan Harriss Leave a Comment

"bullying"

Bullying has negative health impacts

A new study shows that bullied children become disturbed adults who might face mental illness.

Until now more studies have related bullying to mental health problems in teenagers and children but the new research conducted by a Canadian team is the first one to link bullying to long-term mental illness.

The study has been published recently in the Journal of Adolescent Health and it reveals that childhood bullying creates later health problems.

The Canadian team conducted their research between 2003 and 2004 on 662 participants aged 12 to 19. The teenagers were surveyed about the type of bullying they endured in school as well as its frequency but also about their health problems and body image. Researchers were interested to know how many times the schoolmates have spread lies about or shoved the subjects, as well as if they experienced disturbances like insomnia, headaches and dizziness.

According to Alanna D. Hager from the Denver Metropolitan State University, bullying is associated with poor body image, abdominal pain, insomnia, backaches, dizziness and headaches. All of these somatic symptoms which can lead to depression and anxiety can interfere with all aspects of an adult’s life, from academic to job performance, romantic relationships and other health problems.

Another author of the study, Bonnie J. Leadbeater from the University of Victoria claims that as a result of the study, prevention programs should be taken during adolescence in order to prevent the later negative consequences of bullying.

Adolescence is the time when kids depend on their peers for the development of their identity and of their self-esteem.

The Canadian team made six rounds of interviews with the subjects of the study in which they found out that from 29 to 52 percent of the boys have been physically bullied on several occasions and so did between 20 and 29 percent of the girls.

When it came to emotional bullying, from 28 to 67 percent of the boys have been victims. Of the total number of girls, between 37 and 54 percent have been emotionally bullied by their peers.

The health was impacted more for the girls, who were having poorer body image and more physical problems.

However the study has some limitations. First of all, the majority of the subjects were white so the impact on teens of other ethnicities is unknown and second it is possible for most of the teens to become victims of bullying because of their health problems instead of the reverse.

However, the authors claim that their study is an alarm bell regarding the toxic effects of bullying and prevention programs should be enforced, in addition to counselling and therapy.

Image source: pixabay

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Share on Tumblr

Filed Under: Health & Lifestyle Tagged With: Bullied Children Become Disturbed Adults, bullying, health, mental problems

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 34 other subscribers

Operation Paperclip

Remembering Georg von Tiesenhausen, Last Member of Von Braun’s Rocket Team

Jun 6, 2018 By Ryan Harriss Leave a Comment

giant ground sloths on white background

It Seems that Giant Sloths Once Roamed Earth, and Humans Used to Hunt Them? (Study)

May 8, 2018 By Matthew Riley Leave a Comment

sn 2001ig supernova explosion and images of its stars

A Star Escaped a Supernova Explosion, and NASA Snapped its Picture

May 7, 2018 By Matthew Riley Leave a Comment

ngc 6420 galaxy resembling a giant butterfly

Hubble Spots Giant Butterfly Formed by a Black Hole and Stellar Winds (Study)

Apr 20, 2018 By Matthew Riley Leave a Comment

infrared image of a dog

Space Technology Could Help Protect Earth’s Endangered Species

Apr 5, 2018 By Matthew Riley Leave a Comment

snake slithering on a beige background

Kirigami Skin Is Helping a Soft Robot Slither Like a Snake (Study)

Feb 26, 2018 By Matthew Riley Leave a Comment

woolly mammoth

Ice Age Tracks Reveal How Young Mammoths Cared for Adult Ones (Study)

Feb 14, 2018 By Matthew Riley Leave a Comment

High Priestess tomb.

Archaeologists Discovered 4400-Years-Old High Priestess Tomb Near Cairo

Feb 5, 2018 By Matthew Riley Leave a Comment

dwarf galaxies

Dwarf Galaxies Challenge the Entire Dark Matter Cosmology (Study)

Feb 4, 2018 By Matthew Riley Leave a Comment

NASA Scientists and Food Experiments

NASA Scientists to Test if Astronauts Could Eat Their Own Poo

Feb 1, 2018 By Matthew Riley Leave a Comment

KFC Smoky Wings Box Can Turn into Awesome Drone

Jan 26, 2018 By Robert Moore Leave a Comment

Tesla Model S

Tesla Model S Involved in Autopilot Malfunction Accident

Jan 24, 2018 By Joe Hennessey Leave a Comment

Duke Nukem.

John Cena Cold Feature in Duke Nukem Movie

Jan 23, 2018 By Matthew Riley Leave a Comment

Battlefield One

Battlefield One Apocalypse DLC to Land in February

Jan 20, 2018 By Ryan Harriss Leave a Comment

Related Articles

  • eye procedure

    Queensland Mother Mutilated After Non-Invasive Eye Procedure Goes Sideways

    Jun 25, 2018
  • HIV

    Northwest Arkansas Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Contracting HIV with the Purpose of Infecting Others

    Jun 7, 2018
  • Meditation

    Yale Scientists Pinpointed the Brain Area for Spiritual Experiences

    Jun 5, 2018
  • artificial intelligence

    Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Dermatologist in Melanoma Diagnosis

    May 29, 2018
  • pill

    Arlington Doctor Gets 3 Years in Prison for Slipping Abortion Pill in Woman’s Tea

    May 21, 2018
  • back of woman with short gray hair

    New Study Proposes Another Possible Cause for Gray Hair (Study)

    May 7, 2018
  • two people jogging

    Being Physically Active Can Reportedly Make You Happier (Study)

    Apr 10, 2018
  • OCD Twins Commit Suicide

    OCD Twins Committed Suicide, Freemont County Sheriff Confirms

    Apr 5, 2018
  • fingerprint

    You Might Have Traces of Class A Drugs on Your Fingerprints

    Mar 27, 2018
  • Bariatric surgery

    Star of ‘My 600-Lbs Life’ Dies of Heart Attack Following Bariatric Surgery

    Mar 2, 2018

Categories

  • Business News
  • Entertainment
  • Featured
  • Health & Lifestyle
  • Nature
  • Politics & National
  • Sports
  • Tech & Science
  • US
  • World

Copyright © 2021 TheMonitorDaily.com

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Sitemap · Contact

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more.