HealthDay (12/10) reports, “Bullied teens are more likely to develop mental health problems, and people with mental health problems are also more likely to become bullies, researchers report.” According to the study, “youth who said they’d been bullies were more likely to have a moderate to high rate of mental health problems than those who said they hadn’t bullied others,” and “that teens with moderate to high rates of mental health problems were more likely to bully others, compared to those without such issues.” The studywas published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Related Links:
— “Bullying’s ‘Vicious Circle’ Harms Mental Health, ” Robert Preidt, HealthDay, December 10, 2019