According to Medical Xpress:
The negative social, physical and mental health effects of childhood bullying are still evident nearly 40 years later, according to new research by King's College London. The study is the first to look at the effects of bullying beyond early adulthood, and is published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
(Score: 1) by cannonfodder on Sunday April 20 2014, @02:05AM
Yes, the victims invite bullying by being smaller, having other interests, or just being from a poor family. The should be expelled from school for instigating bulling. #sarcasm
(Score: 2) by Angry Jesus on Sunday April 20 2014, @10:41AM
> Yes, the victims invite bullying by being smaller, having other interests, or just being from a poor family.
You appear to be saying that the only kids who get bullied are those who are smaller with other interests or come from a poor family. You couldn't be further from the truth. [livescience.com]
(Score: 1) by cannonfodder on Sunday April 20 2014, @12:34PM
Yes my list of three is completely comprehensive and takes into account every man woman and child on the planet.
(Score: 2) by Angry Jesus on Sunday April 20 2014, @12:47PM
So, what then is your point?
There are plenty of people who meet one or more of those three characteristics who have not had a problem with bullying. I'm saying that your kind of thinking is part of the problem, by dismissing bullying as something that the victim has no control over you are disempowering them.