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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) by kaszz on Wednesday May 10 2017, @10:27AM
I suspect people that get singled out, are that because predators sense that they can get away with the bad behavior. Opportunity makes the predator. Just like kids like to poke with sticks at an animal.. because they can.
Kids: From what I have read. Ask adults for help, if that won't work. Then use as much force as you need to. Some school administrations punish the victim when they fight back. So keep it hidden from view if possible. And of course deny any wrongdoing. Once you get out of high school with sufficient grades to get a job or university, you can tell in essence everybody to f-ck off. The key is having your own income.
(hmm, seems like really bad grammar day today)