Armitage, Richard. “Bullying in Children: Impact on Child Health.” BMJ Pediatrics Open, vol. 5.1 e000939, 2021. doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000939.
Armitage distinguishes three large groups of consequences of bullying, including in the field of education, health, and adulthood. Armitage notes the appearance of the child as one of the main causes of bullying. Special attention of the researcher is devoted to cyberbullying. Thus, this study sheds light on the causes and consequences of high school bullying.
deLara, Ellen W. “Consequences of Childhood Bullying on Mental Health and Relationships for Young Adults.” Journal of Child and Family Studies, vol. 28, no. 9, 2019, pp. 2379-2389.
deLara identifies the effects of bullying on their physical and mental health, as well as relationship problems. The main research method was an interview conducted with 72 graduate and undergraduate students aged 18 to 29 years. It is noteworthy that about a third of the participants in the study were from a minority group. Bullying has been found to negatively impact mental well-being, body image, and relationships and trust. Moreover, it is associated with an eating disorder. Therefore, this study will be used to explore the adverse effects of bullying, including for certain groups.
Malecki, Christine K. et al. “Disability, Poverty, and Other Risk Factors Associated with Involvement in Bullying Behaviors.” Journal of School Psychology, vol. 78, 2020, pp. 115-132. doi:10.1016/j.jsp.2020.01.002.
Malecki et al. investigated how factors such as disability status and category, education level, and free or reduced lunch status affect bullying-related behavior. The control group of the study consisted of 10,483 students. The researchers concluded that the presence of a disability contributes to increased victimization, as well as assistance and protection. At the same time, girls with disabilities were found to be more victimized than girls without disabilities, and high school students with disabilities were less likely to be bullied than students without disabilities. Moreover, the lower the socioeconomic status of a student with a disability, the more likely they are to be bullied. For certain categories of students with disabilities, children with emotional and other disabilities report more assisting, victimization, and defending than students with autism. Thus, this study will be used in my study as it comprehensively examines the factors of high school victimization.
Schoeler, Tabea et al. “Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Bullying Victimization: A Meta-Analysis.” Psychological Bulletin, vol. 144, no. 12, 2018, pp. 1229–1246. doi:10.1037/bul0000171.
Schoeler et al. provided strong evidence of the effects of bullying in high school. The researchers concluded that bullying adversely affects children’s well-being in the short term, manifested in anxiety and depression. However, Schoeler et al. note the importance of preventive interventions for children who have been bullied, as it can reduce the side effects of bullying. Thus, the use of this study contributes to the determination of the consequences of bullying in high school.