In 10,000 adolescents 49.5% met the
criteria for a psychiatric disorder.
(Institute for Marital Healing, 2010)
anxiety and disorders
social anxiety
panic disorder
generalized anxiety disorder
oppositional defiant disorder
conduct disorder
Anxiety showed in 31.9%, Behaviour
Disorders 19.1%, Mood Disorders
14.3%, Substance use Disorders 11.4%
(Institute for Marital Healing, 2010)
depression
suicidal thoughts/actions
The suicide rate among 11-14 year olds has
grown more than 50% in the last 3 decades.
(The American Association of Suicidology,
2009)
Physical
Health
substance abuse
A study found that students that
experienced verbal abuse during their
middle school years, were more likely
to misuse alcohol in high school.
(Council on Drug Abuse, 2011)
violent actions
75% of school shootings
have been linked to
harassment and bullying
against the shooter.
(Headsup, 2014)
Education
Attendence
skipping school
Everyday approximately 160,000
teens skip school because they
are, or fear being buliied
(National Education Association, 2009)
Concentration
bad grades
A UCLA study suggests that
students who were bullied
performed significantly worse
accademically throughout the
year, than their non-bullied peers.
(UCLA, 2010)
less well accepted by peers
Social
self esteem
lonley
confidence
If a teen had a really low self esteem to begin
with, they may start to believe the things that
the bully is saying to them. They self-bully.
(Healthy Children Magazine, 2008)
trust issues
Some long term affects of
being bullied can include having
difficulty trusting people.
(Dombeck, 2014)