Effects of Bullying on Adolescents

Introduction

In contemporary realia, bullying remains a widespread phenomenon, as most adolescents suffer from this kind of violence on a daily basis. Adolescence is a stage of life during which there are many prospects for health, and subsequent adult health patterns are set. Bullying has a lasting effect on its victims, including profound mental impacts (Hemphill et al., 2019). As defined by Naveed et al. (2019), the general definition of bullying is a form of behavior with the intent of physical or psychological harm to a person, emphasized by the prevailing repetitiveness of such behavior. It can range from verbal insults to physical violence. This paper is structured to cover two effects divisions, represented by the impact on victims and perpetrators. The effects of bullying on adolescent victims are multilateral and unquestionably harmful, implying such phenomena and concepts as depression, suicide, insomnia, poor academic performance, and becoming a bully. Bullying causes detrimental effects on adolescents, such as externalizing behavior and mental health disorders, but it as well increases the popularity of those who are in the role of perpetrators.