Emotional Effects
Students’ emotional health is affected by bullying in many ways. When students’ emotional health is affected, often their lives and the lives around them change drastically.
“Through unchecked childhood bullying, the suffering of the victim drastically affects his or her character and emotional development to such an extent that without mental health and spiritual intervention, this is a “lost soul,” forever caught in a past of rage, pain, and helplessness.” (Kohut, 2007)
According to Brockmyer, Burkhart, and Knox “bullying has been linked to a variety of negative outcomes, including emotional and behavioral problems”. As a result of being bullied, these children often have lower self-esteem, dread going to school, and are receiving poor grades. When children are bullied, the self-confidence they once had goes away. When children lose their self-confidence, they lose much more than just that; they lose a great amount of their potential to do well in school. It is common for learned helplessness to develop with children who have low self-esteem or are not confident. If children develop learned helplessness, they begin to believe that they cannot succeed in anything, and they begin to believe that their efforts do not matter. Learned helplessness can be detrimental to a child’s emotional health (Kohut, 2007). Children who have been affected by bullying often develop this and are less successful emotionally as a result. Another disorder that bullied children develop as a result of being bullied is depression. Depression in children now seems to be pretty common as a result of bullying. According to Stopbullying.gov (2014), “depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness and loneliness, changes in sleep and eating patterns, and loss of interest in activities they used to enjoy. These issues may persist into adulthood.” When children are depressed, they often only associate with a few people because they do not trust many (Kohut, 2007). Children who have been bullied often have a difficult time with most social situations.
According to Jennifer N. Caudle (2014), “More often than not victims respond passively to bullying. They tend to act anxious and appear less confident. They may become quieter in class and, as a result, the bullying can become a hindrance on their academic success. Therefore, bullying is a problem that, if left unattended, can become a significant hurdle in a child’s development.”
Children who are bullied suffer from many emotional effects as a result; these effects include emotional development, rage, depression, social problems, and often learned helplessness. As much as these children who are bullied are affected, the bullies themselves also suffer by bullying.
Although this is not always the case, there are extreme cases of bullying that lead to children taking their own lives. When children are bullied to a point where they are so hurt emotionally that they do not see themselves getting better or see the point in living, they often commit suicide. According to Stopbullying.gov (2014), “media reports often link bullying with suicide. However, most youth who are bullied do not have thoughts of suicide or engage in suicidal behaviors.”
Bullying also has been found to make children develop anger management issues. According to Candelaria, Fedewa, and Ahn (2014) “the occurrence of violent behaviors and bullying in schools continues to be a recognized problem among students and school personnel”. Anger management has become so common in bullying victims that intervention programs are being designed for at-risk children.
According to Margaret Kohut (2007), children who bully also suffer. Children who bully often remain to repeat the same bullying patterns all throughout their lives. It has also been discovered that children that bully commonly have poor emotional health. Along with a poor emotional health comes desire to behave differently. According to Stopbullying.gov, children who bully other children often end up abusing drugs and alcohol in order to hide the pain they feel. Often children who bully others get into lots of fights, vandalize private properties, and end up dropping out of school (Stopbullying.gov, 2014). Kids who bully others also often end up being abusive throughout their adult lives. These are some ways that kids that bully others are affected emotionally.
According to Stopbullying.gov (2014), children that are bystanders and witness bullying are affected as well as kids that are bullied and are bullies themselves. “Kids who witness bullying are more likely to have increased use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs, and also have increased mental health problems, including depression and anxiety (Stopbullying.gov, 2014).
“Through unchecked childhood bullying, the suffering of the victim drastically affects his or her character and emotional development to such an extent that without mental health and spiritual intervention, this is a “lost soul,” forever caught in a past of rage, pain, and helplessness.” (Kohut, 2007)
According to Brockmyer, Burkhart, and Knox “bullying has been linked to a variety of negative outcomes, including emotional and behavioral problems”. As a result of being bullied, these children often have lower self-esteem, dread going to school, and are receiving poor grades. When children are bullied, the self-confidence they once had goes away. When children lose their self-confidence, they lose much more than just that; they lose a great amount of their potential to do well in school. It is common for learned helplessness to develop with children who have low self-esteem or are not confident. If children develop learned helplessness, they begin to believe that they cannot succeed in anything, and they begin to believe that their efforts do not matter. Learned helplessness can be detrimental to a child’s emotional health (Kohut, 2007). Children who have been affected by bullying often develop this and are less successful emotionally as a result. Another disorder that bullied children develop as a result of being bullied is depression. Depression in children now seems to be pretty common as a result of bullying. According to Stopbullying.gov (2014), “depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness and loneliness, changes in sleep and eating patterns, and loss of interest in activities they used to enjoy. These issues may persist into adulthood.” When children are depressed, they often only associate with a few people because they do not trust many (Kohut, 2007). Children who have been bullied often have a difficult time with most social situations.
According to Jennifer N. Caudle (2014), “More often than not victims respond passively to bullying. They tend to act anxious and appear less confident. They may become quieter in class and, as a result, the bullying can become a hindrance on their academic success. Therefore, bullying is a problem that, if left unattended, can become a significant hurdle in a child’s development.”
Children who are bullied suffer from many emotional effects as a result; these effects include emotional development, rage, depression, social problems, and often learned helplessness. As much as these children who are bullied are affected, the bullies themselves also suffer by bullying.
Although this is not always the case, there are extreme cases of bullying that lead to children taking their own lives. When children are bullied to a point where they are so hurt emotionally that they do not see themselves getting better or see the point in living, they often commit suicide. According to Stopbullying.gov (2014), “media reports often link bullying with suicide. However, most youth who are bullied do not have thoughts of suicide or engage in suicidal behaviors.”
Bullying also has been found to make children develop anger management issues. According to Candelaria, Fedewa, and Ahn (2014) “the occurrence of violent behaviors and bullying in schools continues to be a recognized problem among students and school personnel”. Anger management has become so common in bullying victims that intervention programs are being designed for at-risk children.
According to Margaret Kohut (2007), children who bully also suffer. Children who bully often remain to repeat the same bullying patterns all throughout their lives. It has also been discovered that children that bully commonly have poor emotional health. Along with a poor emotional health comes desire to behave differently. According to Stopbullying.gov, children who bully other children often end up abusing drugs and alcohol in order to hide the pain they feel. Often children who bully others get into lots of fights, vandalize private properties, and end up dropping out of school (Stopbullying.gov, 2014). Kids who bully others also often end up being abusive throughout their adult lives. These are some ways that kids that bully others are affected emotionally.
According to Stopbullying.gov (2014), children that are bystanders and witness bullying are affected as well as kids that are bullied and are bullies themselves. “Kids who witness bullying are more likely to have increased use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs, and also have increased mental health problems, including depression and anxiety (Stopbullying.gov, 2014).