Final Informative Report

Abstract

Bulling is a social issue among teens and adults. Although the issue of bullying has exist for some times, recent studies have shown that this issue has grown significantly throughout the past year; leaving behind very negative impacts on our society. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to identify the types of bullying, explore the long-lasting effects that it has on victims of bullying, and outline ways to stop this issue.

Bullying: It's Repercussions on Youths & Adults

Over the past decade, bullying has become a growing issue in our society. Affecting not only teens, but adults in school and in work. Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior that is used to intimidate one or more individuals. Acts of bullying can be verbal, physical, or psychological, and cause significant impact on the victims of bullying. Therefore, it is very important for us to reevaluated this issue and explore the effects, as well as identify strategizes to better solve this issue.

Millions of today’s youths and adults are involved in some aspects bullying. For example, physical bullying. Physical bullying is the used of physical action such as hitting, kicking, tripping, and stealing or any other physical attack to harm another person. According to a statistics “About 36.3 percent of children experience pushing and shoving in lines or class, 32.4 percent report hitting, shoving, and kicking by peers." Thus, physical bullying more often used to gain power and establish control over their victims.

Another type of  bullying is verbal bullying; in which the use of words are carry out as an act of bulling in order to hurt another person. Typically, the bully would use teasing, taunting, and insults to upset the victim. The verbal bullies may target a person based on certain characteristics such as skin color, appearance or even ethnicity. According to a recent bullying statistics “About 44.2 percent of bullying is teasing which is often playing jokes and calling a child names.” Resultantly, verbal bullying is used in most cases to dominate others and show their power. Yet, the biggest type of bullying that is face by both teens and children is cyber bullying.  Cyber bullying is the use of the internet or any kind of device to bully a person, typically by spreading mean nasty gossips, text emails, posts, images or videos, to harass, threaten or embarrass another person. In bullying statistics, it states that  “ About 58.8 percent of young people have experienced cyber threats online. Over 25 percent of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones or the internet." Thence, cyber bullying is like any other kind of bullying that is used to establish superiority over their victim.

Bullying: It's Harmful Effects On Teens and Children?

Moreover, the effects of bullying can also be very traumatic for children or teens. It can leave behind very long-lasting effects such as feelings of anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and thoughts of suicide which can follow children into adulthood. As shown in a new study "children who were bullied frequently when they were eight years old were more likely to develop a psychiatric disorder that needed treatment as an adult, compared with kids who were not bullied" (Schargel, 2014). Victims might even take up risky behaviors such as drugs, alcohol or marijuana later in life. According to Schargel "kids who are bullied can experience negative physical, school, and mental health issues. Kids who are bullied are more likely to experience health complaints, decreased academic achievement-GPA and standardized test scores and school participation. They are more likely to miss, skip, or drop out of school or abuse alcohol and other drugs in adolescence and as adults." And so forth, it is important for teachers and staff to take strategizes to stop this issue. In a February 2014 article, the author summarizes ways that schools can prevent bullying. It states “Monitor areas where bulling can be expected, such as bathrooms. Adult monitoring can increase the risk that bullies will get caught but may require increased staffing or trained volunteers. As well as reducing the amount of time students can spend unsupervised. Because much bullying occurs during the least supervised time (e.g., recess, lunch breaks, class changes), reducing the unsupervised amount of time available to students can reduce the amount of bullying" ( Schargel, 2014). Just like that, we be able to make our schools a safer place for our kids by taking these strategizes to stop bullying.

Courtesy of No Bullying

In this 2013 bullying statistics, we are showing a graph that illustrates the percentage of bullying that is observing in the school environment. For instances, "44.2 percent of bullying is teasing which is often playing jokes and name-calling, and 43.3 percent of children have rumors and lies spread about them verbally or online." Thus, we can interpret from this graph that children or teens who are victims of bullying are more often to face verbal bullying in school. As well as experience them more likely in the hallways or lockers, in the cafeteria or in the

classroom than kind of bullying. And so forth, teachers or students in particularly should become more mindful of bullying and speak up or offer support to a victim who is experience bullying.

Bullying: It's Harmful Effects On Adults?

In additionally, bullying can also be experience by adults, not just teens or children. And so forth, leave behind very huge impact on the victims of bullying. These impacts can include stress, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, high blood pressure, and trouble sleeping. In a January 2015 article, it shows that "adult bullying can harm your self-confidence and provide you with stress both mentally and physically. the stress can develop into anxiety and depression. it can also makes it simply much, much harder to enjoy every aspect of life, knowing that you are at risk for continued bulling. That alone is enough of a reason to find a way to reduce the bullying on your life, because as an adult your happiness is important." Also, adult bullying can impact the environment in which it is in and make it difficult for other individuals. As shown in the article “How Workplace Bullying Destroys Well-being and Productivity,” it states  how “merely showing up to work in an environment where bullying goes on is enough to make many of us think about quitting, a new study suggests. Canadian researchers writing in the journal Human Relations, have found that nurses not bullied directly, but who worked in an environment where workplace bullying occurred, felt a stronger urge to quit than those actually being bullied.” Thus, bullying in the workplace can disrupt productivity and undermine the environment. Therefore, it is very important for supervisors to be more aware of adult bullies and take actions in stopping it.

To conclude, bullying is a serious issue whether it is in or out the school environment. It has a significant impact on the entire society. When a person feels intimidated and tense in their surroundings and learning environment no effective learning can occur. Therefore, it is very critical that teachers and staff work towards educating students of the different forms of bullying. As well as the consequences that bullying can have on a teen or adult to better stop the issue.

References

("Bullying statistics," 2014). Retrieved from https://nobullying.com/bullying-statistics-2014/

Williams, R. (2015, Jan 23). "How Workplace Bullying Destroys Well-being and Productivity." Retrieved Feb19, 2017, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201502/how-workplace-bullying-destroys-well-being-and-productivity

Schargel , F. (2014, Feb 21). "Bullying: What Schools, Parents and Students Can Do." Retrieved Feb 19, 2017, from www.huffingtonpost.com/franklin-schargel/bullying-what-schools-par_b_4103901.html