Effect of Bullying on the Mental Health Research 2022

Running head: EFFECT OF BULLYING ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUTH
Effect Of Bullying On The Mental Health Of Youth
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EFFECT OF BULLYING ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUTH 2
Introduction
Bullying is a serious issue worldwide, especially for young children and youth, as it poses
serious mental health issues for them, such as depression or anxiety. In some cases, it can
also stimulate suicidal tendency within an adolescent. It affects the well-being of the offender
who bullies another person, the target who is bullied as also the bystander who is the witness
of the bullying act. Bullying can be verbal, physical, emotional or social such as
cyberbullying. Also, bullying can be of two types: Direct and Indirect bullying. Direct
bullying is where two people are involved when one of them insults or humiliates the other.
In contrast, indirect bullying means destroying the social reputation of an individual usually
through spreading of rumours (Baldry, 2004).
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Bullying is a serious problem in schools. The school children face bullying like teasing,
hitting, threatening from their friends or seniors; all these actions assault the dignity of a
child. On the other hand, bullying can also arise due to stress from the family members or the
teacher for poor academic performance, leading to embarrassment and humiliation of the
child. Once a child is bullied he feels reluctant to participate in the classroom activities or
sports, they also hesitate to go to school as there is always a fear in their mind that they will
be bullied again(Bjereld et al, 2015). Bullying negatively impacts their studies and academic
performance as well as their lifestyle, depriving them of sleep. It also hampers the personality
development of the child. The adolescent groups or teenagers are also exposed to bullying,
which has a detrimental effect on their mental health and leads to psychosocial troubles. The
research found that the bullied teen develops an antisocial personality disorder and has a
higher risk of falling into depression or anxiety disorder than the teens who are not ever