Harmful affects of bullying

This article is about how according to research the harmful social, mental, and physical health of childhood bullying are still shown even 40 years later. “Just over a quarter of children in the study (28%) had been bullied occasionally, and 15% bullied frequently.” These individuals who were occasionally bullied were more likely to have poorer health at age 50 according to research. And the individuals who were bullied frequently have an increased risk of depression, or suicidal thoughts. “Programs to stop bullying are extremely important, but we also need to focus our efforts on early intervention to prevent potential problems persisting into adolescence and adulthood."

This affects us today because the more adults out there who were bullied during their childhood are at higher risk of something like depression, or even a suicidal thought. This research just shows it is even more important to not bully anybody ever. Something done to you as a child could determine your health at age 50.

I thought this article was very interesting. I knew that childhood bullying could affect your health as an adult, but I didn’t know it was to this extent. I enjoyed learning about this, and hope by reading this article people will become more aware of what they are doing.  

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140417212510.htm