Verbal Victimization And Mental Health

Theories of victimization essentially does something morally unpopular, by discussing how the victim caused their own victimization. Identified below are four theories of victimizations and examples of both strength and weakness of each. The goal for this paper is to briefly define at the four theories in order to grasp a better understanding of how individuals can lessen the opportunity to become a victim of a crime.

LGBTQ adolescents, also called sexual minority youth, have a higher risk of developing mental and emotional problems than heterosexual youth, and also face more bullying, harassment, and victimization due to homophobia (Craig, Austin, & McInroy, 2014). In order to address their needs, the researchers used group therapy that was based on

In my paper I will be discussing homophobia in schools and how it affects students and even teachers. Homophobia in schools is the leading cause of suicide and depression among teenagers and young adults. I believe that this is a crucial situation and needs to be addressed both at home and in school. School officials must be permitted and comfortable with addressing issues of homosexuality and homophobia that students may have. This is crucial in not only enabling a LGBT teenager to get an education that is in a non-hostile environment, but also in enabling the student to become a strong confident adult.

The abuse was both verbal and physical which brought about attempting suicide for many times, drop out from school and, unfortunately, run away. This case was recorded by the federal appeal court and marked as the first case that was raised Equal Protection Clause to support an openly gay student in The USA since then. It was resulted on a mandate to assure people not involve in bullying and respect homosexuality within the society. Yet, it does not mean the challenge was over because there are no guarantee that bullying behavior will stop, people still get away with bullying attitude over time and context. Writer interestingly addressed the reason why queer bullying was prevalent through the history by investigating its possible origin, the gender norms, the dichotomy roles of the media, the distressing reality about it, and the heteronormative atmosphere that bounding it. The writer noted that along the history there was a belief that homosexuality deemed as a form of deviant and unnatural behavior over some cultures, context and time and even in some cases they were punished to death due to this conservative beliefs. Some typical perception of boys within the society by assuming heterosexual as the normal and right thing to get alone with particularly bringing about queer bullying. Boys' perception functions through as if a boy lack of masculinity in the society, they then would be judged as ‘queer or homo'. To some extent, this particular conformity became a foundation for queer bullying. Moreover, the media also played out two integral rules which are in one side continue to intensify negative attitude against queer people by made queer not only tolerated but it is also normalized and in the other hand, it reframed and disseminated positive paces made on behalf of the queer

Most LGBT youth become happy with who they are which gives them room to thrive during their adolescent years. Attending a school that has a safe and comfortable environment for every student is especially important. Positive environments can help all youth achieve good grades and maintain good mental and physical health. However, some youths are more likely than their straight peers to experience bad health and life outcomes. Experiences with violence, compared to other students, come easy to LGBT individuals that can cause increased risks for unfortunate circumstances.‘Violence’ includes behaviors such as teasing, harassment, and physical assault. It is important that students at risk have access to resources and support to deal with any questions or challenges they may have or face as they mature. Surveyed LGBT students reported 10% were threatened or injured, 34% were bullied, and 28% were bullied electronically.

LGBT youth are most commonly targeted by bullying because society does not fully understand what these kids are going through in life. One of the main reasons for this is due to something that may set themselves apart from the norm and that includes sexual orientation. Gay and lesbian teens are two to three times as more likely to commit suicide than any other youths. Those who are rejected by their family are up to nine times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers. About 30 percent of all completed suicide have all been related to bullying.

The current literature explains that the impression of anti- gay violence is socially acceptable and long- established when perpetrators who prey on victims of the LGBT community receive weightless verdicts or escape punishments altogether. Perpetrators recognize authority figures such as: parents, police, political and religious leaders who believe gays deserve such heinous treatment and will not treat the violence accordingly (Herek, 2004, p. 160). According to Wills (2004), hate crimes have origins that lead to intimidation, bullying, teasing, physical assault, rape, and murder causing victims to ultimately suffer the consequences of depression, psychological disorders, and suicide. Adults have, by now, further experienced the pressures of society because of their diverse sexuality. However, the stress placed upon teens and young adults, especially college students because of their sexual preference has lead to tremendous life-threatening

While trying to deal with all the challenges of being a teenager, LGBTQ teens also have to deal with harassment, threats and violence directed at them on a daily basis. LGBTQ youth are nearly twice as likely to be called names,

Does victimization reduce self-control? A longitudinal analysis, was written in 2011 by Robert Agnew and five additional scholars. The title of the article lets the reader know exactly what will be tested. Agnew and his colleagues planned to study the effects of victimization on self-control. The author submitted one hypothesis that was not clearly stated, saying “Arguing that victimization reduces self-control, drawing primarily on general strain” (Agnew et al. 2011). If proven their hypothesis would clarify the relationship between self-control and victimization and could also point to other sources of low self-control. Several factors influenced self-control but the variance remained unexplained. This study was adequately conceptualized

Within families, homophobia can appear in the forms of verbal abuse, physical threats, or physical attack. In a survey of GLBT teens in Rhode Island, 58 per cent of GLBT females reported experiencing these three types of victimization committed by their mothers, 34 per cent by their fathers, 24 per cent by their brothers, and 15 per cent by their sisters. In the same survey, GLBT males accounted 30 per cent victimization by their mothers, 23 per cent by their fathers, 43 per cent by brothers, and 15 per cent by their sisters. The most significant predictors identified as a risk factor of GLBT teen suicide is negative family interactions (Quinn, 2002).

Bullying has impacted many secondary school students, making them feel self-conscious, less confident, and more anxious. A study by Collier, Bos, and Sandfort (2013) discusses this common incidence and the connection between homophobic verbal victimization and mental health in teenagers. The article highlights a specific kind of bullying, homophobic name-calling and its connection to teenager mental health in the Netherlands. They also examine the different parts of gender, gender expression, and sexual preferences in homophobic peer victimization. The verbal victimization that is being used by children and teenagers tend to emphasize status differences. The teenagers who use of homophobic nicknames tend to have other

Marginalization may also be the explanation for the high risk of self-harm in gay, bisexual, transsexual teenagers who are 2 to 3 times more likely to self-harm than heterosexual young people, this groups results in regular absenteeism at school due to homophobic harassment. 50% of those reported bullied at school had contemplated self-harm, 40% of those had self-harmed at least once. A survey in 2000 to 2002 interviewed 2,430 lesbian women, gay men and bisexual men and women in England and Wales and concluded that there is a greater link between discrimination and mental health issues. (Truth Hurts, Mental Health Foundation 2006).

While analyzing responses to the questionnaire, it was revealed that a majority of answers came from MATES, a school directed towards students with a, generally, more scientific way of thinking. Furthermore, most respondents were in the ninth grade. Finally, as there were eight respondents with no charted signs of homophobia, they were removed and the scales were measured out of nineteen (rather than the initial twenty-seven). The subscales, negative affect, behavioral aggression, and negative cognition, respectively, are 0.17, 0.21, and 0.22 with a total HS score of 0.17 (Table 2).

The verbal abuse had become so bad that I became depressed and afraid. I was afraid of what could happen next. When he was angry, he would punch holes in the wall. In order to keep people from seeing the holes, I would repair it or place a framed picture on the wall to cover the holes.

“Victimisation is defined in the Act as: Treating someone badly because they have done a ‘protected act’ (or because you believe that a person has done or is going to do a protected act).”(Unknown, 2010) In a workplace victimisation is defined as punishing or threatening to punish someone because they asserted their rights under equal opportunity law, made a complaint about someone or refused to do something because it would be discrimination, sexual harassment or victimisation. In this essay I am going to talk about different terms of victimisation and the types of victimisation that there is. I will also talk about the different people that this happens to and why this happens more to certain people. I am also going to talk about some theories of victimisation which will lead into the discussion.