Bullying And Suicide : A Public Health Approach

Bullying is defined as “verbal, physical, or psychological abuse or teasing accompanied by real or perceived imbalance of power” and is usually targets what children perceive as different (Olweus, 1993). Bullying is prevalent across the nation. It has devastating effects on students each day. Bullying is a problem for all students, regardless of race, gender or class. The National Education Association reports that 160,000 children are absent intentionally from school each day because they fear being bullied whether it is an attack or just intimidation by other students. This accounts for 15% of all school absenteeism (Hunter, 2012). Dan Olweus (1993) from the National School Safety Center tells us that bullying includes three parts: (1)

Bullying is defined as the prolonged malicious act of harming peers by abusing their own--or an existing imbalance of--power, and has become one of the most common sources of trauma among adolescents. One report shows that one of three children were victims of bullying during some point in their life, and that 10-14% of all adolescents were victims of chronic bullying for at least six months prior to conducting the survey. Children who were victims of bullying are also found to be at a higher risk of diagnoses for anxiety disorders and depression during young and middle adulthood. These victims are reported to be more likely to have lower levels of general/physical health and lower educational acquirements than young and middle aged adults who were not bullied (Wolke & Lereya, 2015). Because bullying is such a prominent problem, citizens, policymakers, and social scientists alike, should feel or have some social and moral obligation to address, and hopefully avert bullying.

Do something, that is all it takes to save a child from others and themselves. Bullying has a negative impact on children's mental health that can continue into their adult life. Victims of bullying are at a higher chance of developing anxiety, depression, and panic disorders. This is only to name a few of the very serious mental health problems that are plaguing the minds of those who are to lead the world. Although being bullied in childhood affects adolescents’ mental health, there are many of different organizations that seek to help children stop the bullying before it leaves a permanent mental imprint on them.

Every day in schools all around, children are being teased, threatened, tormented and taunted by bullies. Bullying has been a large factor among other cofactor where the victims suffer from psychological, emotional, physical and social health. If left unaddressed, bullying behaviors can cause long term damage to the individual’s well being that can increase later in life and cause problems in adulthood. Bullying can push the victim’s self-esteem to spiral down and feel disconnected from others eventually leading to self harm.

Cell phones and electronics are not to blame for the bullying and behavior. Social media sites are good for connecting family and friends easier. These devices are used to entertain people as well. Cyberbullying is different because these kids are double bullied and these kids can’t get away as easy they may get bullied verbal and physical at school then they come home and try to get their minds off it but they get get on the computer or phone and they get bullied.

Has someone ever made fun of you, made you feel stupid, or made you feel bad about yourself? If yes, then you have been a victim of bullying. Bullying can diminish the mental and/or physical health of bullied individuals. This epidemic happens every day, yet nothing is trying to stop it. If no one addresses the problem, then it will continue to be a problem. Yes, there are programs trying to prevent bullying, but who is to say that people are listening? Even with all of the bully prevention programs, bullying is still not being addressed properly because it is still prevalent in causing negative impacts on one’s mental and physical health and can lead to suicidal thoughts.

They’re many ways bullying can be done, like physical, verbal and cyber bullying.one way that can hurt someone is verbal bulling, even though any type of bullying is hurtful to someone. Someone can call another person ugly, fat, stupid, retarded, basically someone who uses mean words

Bullying have the ability to affect children’s health and lifestyles. They have higher chances of developing mental health issues throughout their lifetime.“Bullied children are more at risk for developing health symptoms such as depression, abdominal pain, bedwetting and sleep problems.” (Minne Fekkes, 2005). They may also lack social interaction, trust issues, low self-esteem, and a great deal of suffers. They commonly develop depressions and feelings of despair, which has been linked to numerous teens suicide.

Currently there is a growing awareness of the prevalence of bullying and how this serious issue significantly impacts a substantial amount of adolescents worldwide.

Stopbullying.gov defines bullying as “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involve a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time” (stopbullying.gov). “Traditionally bullying has included overt physical acts (e.g., hitting, shoving) and verbal abuse (e.g., taunting, name-calling) as well as more subtle or indirect actions such as social exclusion and rumor spreading” (Kowalski, Limber S22). There are many types of bullying and how it can be done. In this paper it will show the two types of bullying, the warning signs and effects, and risk factors of bullying.

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Growing up many children heard this idiomatic expression that implies that physical actions can hurt you such as being hit with a stick or rock, but words or name calling can’t hurt you and you should just ignore it. Bullying has emerged in the 21st century as an important public health issue and there have been incidents where teasing and bullying have turned deadly (Burgess, A., Garbarino, C., & Carlson, M. I., 2006). Children that experience any kind of bullying have an increased chance of committing suicide because each one believes that is their only chance to escape and stop suffering. Therefore, it is important to understand what bullying is, the role bullying

Bullying is a continuing problem that has affected individuals from their childhood and continuing well into adulthood. Consequences of bullying are vast in their potential to negatively impact the person 's physical, emotional, and psychological state of well being. The poor management of stress brought by the onset of bullying affects social health both short term and long term foreshadowing numerous potential risk factors and actions. Prevalent issues in victims include higher chances of mental health problems damaging, self-esteem, low morale, and irrational decision making. Among various topics surrounding bullying, we will give an idea of how prevalent the magnitude of the problem has become. We will touch basis on risk factors and

Bullying is an unfortunate issue that many children face every day. When people think about bullying many imagine something like this; one child yelling at another to get his or her attention. Also, another scenario would be a child being bullied for their lunch or lunch money. However, today’s bullying issues have become much more severe. Unfortunately, today’s bullying antics could easily lead to physical and psychological consequences.

Bullying is becoming an increasingly salient complication for parents, school administrators and teachers, moreover, it affects culture at large. Bullying is not only physical it’s verbal and social as well. However, it can also obstruct a person’s emotional life. As a result, bullying can lead to long-term damage to self-esteem and mental health problems. Bullying has been treated as a part of growing up, being a kid and going to school you’ll discern bullying or you will be bullied. Research has shown that students in America who are bullied can develop numerous emotional issues. Recently there have been an immense amount of suicides blamed on bullying and generated individuals to demise life shortly. Nevertheless, this ought to be stopped and the only way to do so, is by installing prevention, bullying programs in schools throughout the U.S and in other countries as well. Bullying is exceedingly negative and creates major problems in society. For instance, cyber bullying, the inability to progress in school, and physical bullying. Not to mention, physical bullying happens when the bully uses physical power or violence to intimidate the person.

School bullying and bullying as a whole has become a growing concern. The need for more intervention is more recognized, as incidents of bullying and inappropriate acts towards others occur in places outside of the classroom. This literature takes a closer look at bullying in schools. Olwesus (2013) states “the field of bullying research is to some extent plagued by problems, disagreements, and unresolved issues” (p.752). Whether if anyone will agree on the root of bullying, the fact remains that bullying has to be examined at its very core to remedy the matter before it becomes a bigger concern. There is a dire need for intervention based programs to be set in place to address the fact the act of bullying has lasting effects on the bully and the victim. When intervention programs are put into place to address bullying, the act of bullying decreases due to the gained understanding of the effects.