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A new study led by the University of Delaware found that kids who are bullied in fifth grade often suffer from depression and begin using alcohol and other substances a few years after the incidents.
"Students who experienced more frequent peer victimization in fifth grade were more likely to have greater symptoms of depression in seventh grade, and a greater likelihood of using alcohol, marijuana or tobacco in tenth grade," said the study's leader, Valerie Earnshaw, a social psychologist and assistant professor in UD's College of Education and Human Development.
The study involved researchers from universities and hospitals in six states, who analyzed data collected between 2004 and 2011 from 4,297 students on their journey from fifth through tenth grade. The findings were published online in the medical journal Pediatrics.
The students were from Birmingham, Alabama; Houston, Texas; and Los Angeles County, California. Forty-four percent were Latino, 29 percent were African American and 22 percent were white.
Do you see this being true in your own life, or in the lives of others you know?
Peer Victimization, Depressive Symptoms, and Substance Use: A Longitudinal Analysis (open, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-3426) (DX)
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday May 10 2017, @05:20AM (8 children)
Aaaaahahahaha what, are you saying I was your size in seventh grade? Oh gods, this explains *so much* about you! I had no idea it was such a stereotypical thing, a literal case of "small man" syndrome that was making you such a putz! Jeez, and now you've degenerated into the online equivalent, except you can't even bully effectively. Your mother would be disappointed if she hadn't disowned you at birth :D
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday May 10 2017, @05:32AM (7 children)
You're about twenty-five years late if you wanted to get a rise out of me about my height. It was largely irrelevant after I figured out it had little to do with getting laid.
And bullying with words isn't bullying. It's just someone being an oversensitive little bitch.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday May 10 2017, @05:40AM (6 children)
I wasn't going to call you "oversensitive little bitch," but since you said it yourself...well, like Angelica Pickles said, if the shoe hurts, wear it :) You're making me feel guilty here, Uzzard, feeding me these juicy straightlines like you do.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday May 10 2017, @05:44AM (5 children)
Kind of a stretch there, I think.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday May 10 2017, @05:47AM (4 children)
Not for me it isn't :) For you, apparently, it is. Here's a stepladder.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday May 10 2017, @05:55AM (3 children)
Excellent, now I can tie my shoes, just like I've always wanted to!
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 10 2017, @07:44AM (2 children)
If you two are the first Soylent couple to get hitched, I hope that I, Anonymous Coward, receive an invitation to your wedding.
(Score: 4, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday May 10 2017, @12:02PM (1 child)
Don't think it'd work out. We both prefer our partner have boobs. Come to think of it, that's another thing we agree on. Two in forty-eight hours, whodathunkit?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Wootery on Wednesday May 10 2017, @12:10PM
Three if you count each boob.