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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 Runaway1956 on Wednesday May 10 2017, @01:52PM (2 children)
That may well be your perception. Or, you are confusing "gangs" with "bully". Bullies come singularly, or sometimes in pairs. There aren't groups of bullies. Bullies aren't likeable, no one wants to be around them. That is part of the reason the become bullies. At best, a bully has a couple wannabe-tough-guys hanging around them, because it makes them feel secure - which is the very beginning of a gang mentality.
A bully, singular, is an insecure puppy. He KNOWS everyone is out to get him.
Multiple posts have already been made (Buzzard and Azumi) clearly stating what I already know: IF YOU HURT THE BASTARD HE WON"T COME BACK FOR MORE HURT! Doesn't really matter if you win the fight, or lose the fight - JUST FUCKING HURT HIM!!
Gangs are another creature. Gangs have some things in common with bullies, and gangs may even have a couple genuine bullies in them. But, the mentality is different. Gangs require loyalty, but bullies do not.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 10 2017, @09:18PM (1 child)
How the hell do you "take" the bastard when (1) HR have his back and (2) you're on a work visa in the country. Bullies are scum. It should be legal to kill them.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday May 11 2017, @12:47AM
Lemme get this straight: You have compromised yourself by signing dumbass contract agreements, and placed yourself at the mercy of a predator. That predator is backed by a predatory corporation's HR. And - only now you discover that mercy is almost nonexistent in the corporate world.
You have two choices, as I see it. And, they are CHOICES. You go ahead and tolerate the abuse, and live in fear - or you man up, break the bully's nose, and head on home, wherever that is. Man up, or snivel in misery. Your choice.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.