Physical Effects
Another way that children are affected by bullying is physically. Children can become physically sick as a result of bullying. According to Jennifer N. Caudle (2014), “kids that are bullied are likely to experience poor sleep”. Without sleep, a child cannot function. When children are not sleeping for enough hours, they are unable to perform in school, and therefore, are underperforming. Children are not achieving as much as they normally would when they suffer from disorders such as insomnia. Children who are suffering from insomnia face a lot of extra struggles and have a more difficult time doing the simplest of tasks.
Some other physical effects include anxiety disorders along with many other disorders. One type of disorder that bullying can cause is eating disorder. According to ElementsBehaviorHealth.com (2014), “the British Press is reporting that up to 65 percent of those diagnosed with an eating disorder say that bullying was a strong contributing factor. Studies here in the United States are also showing that being bullied may have a great deal to do with a person’s extreme over or under eating behavior than was expected.”
One common thing that children are bullied for is their weight. Often children that happen to be overweight are picked on for the way they look. Children that are underweight are also targeted. When children are bullied for these reasons, they often doubt themselves and develop insecurities about their body image. Often times, these children end up developing eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.
Another type of disorder that can be brought on by bullying is an anxiety disorder. According to Susan Swearer (2011), “evidence suggests that being bullied is significantly associated with feelings of anxiety.” Swearer also discusses some outrageous statistics.
“Victims of bullying are more likely to be anxious than students who are not bullied. Students who are bullied and bully others (bully-victims) have been found to have higher levels of anxiety than students otherwise involved in bullying or not involved. Students who reported that they were victims or bully-victims on a frequent basis endorsed significantly higher levels of anxiety than their peers. Students who are bullied less frequently also reported elevated levels of anxiety.”
Although there are these disorders, there is another extremely common effect on people physically as a result of bullying. According to BullyingStatistics.org (2013), “Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC. For every suicide among young people, there are at least 100 suicide attempts. Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it.” It has been proven that many of these instances of suicide were due to children being bullied. Although not all cases of suicide are solely because of bullying, bullying is often the leading cause. Children are killing themselves as a result of being bullied. Bullying causes so much pain on youth that to escape it they are willing to take their own lives.
Some other physical effects include anxiety disorders along with many other disorders. One type of disorder that bullying can cause is eating disorder. According to ElementsBehaviorHealth.com (2014), “the British Press is reporting that up to 65 percent of those diagnosed with an eating disorder say that bullying was a strong contributing factor. Studies here in the United States are also showing that being bullied may have a great deal to do with a person’s extreme over or under eating behavior than was expected.”
One common thing that children are bullied for is their weight. Often children that happen to be overweight are picked on for the way they look. Children that are underweight are also targeted. When children are bullied for these reasons, they often doubt themselves and develop insecurities about their body image. Often times, these children end up developing eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.
Another type of disorder that can be brought on by bullying is an anxiety disorder. According to Susan Swearer (2011), “evidence suggests that being bullied is significantly associated with feelings of anxiety.” Swearer also discusses some outrageous statistics.
“Victims of bullying are more likely to be anxious than students who are not bullied. Students who are bullied and bully others (bully-victims) have been found to have higher levels of anxiety than students otherwise involved in bullying or not involved. Students who reported that they were victims or bully-victims on a frequent basis endorsed significantly higher levels of anxiety than their peers. Students who are bullied less frequently also reported elevated levels of anxiety.”
Although there are these disorders, there is another extremely common effect on people physically as a result of bullying. According to BullyingStatistics.org (2013), “Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC. For every suicide among young people, there are at least 100 suicide attempts. Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it.” It has been proven that many of these instances of suicide were due to children being bullied. Although not all cases of suicide are solely because of bullying, bullying is often the leading cause. Children are killing themselves as a result of being bullied. Bullying causes so much pain on youth that to escape it they are willing to take their own lives.