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Understanding Bullying: Types and Effects

Bullying takes many forms and can have serious short- and long-term effects. It is defined as the misuse of power through repeated harmful behavior that causes distress. Common types include physical, verbal, cyber, social, racial, religious, sexual, and disability bullying. Students and bullies themselves are most often affected due to copying behaviors learned at home. Short-term effects include depression, anxiety, poor school performance, social isolation, and low self-esteem. Long-term, bullying can lead to chronic depression, increased suicide attempts, poor health, substance abuse, difficulty trusting others, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Addressing bullying is critical to preventing its serious psychological and physical impacts.

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Understanding Bullying: Types and Effects

Bullying takes many forms and can have serious short- and long-term effects. It is defined as the misuse of power through repeated harmful behavior that causes distress. Common types include physical, verbal, cyber, social, racial, religious, sexual, and disability bullying. Students and bullies themselves are most often affected due to copying behaviors learned at home. Short-term effects include depression, anxiety, poor school performance, social isolation, and low self-esteem. Long-term, bullying can lead to chronic depression, increased suicide attempts, poor health, substance abuse, difficulty trusting others, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Addressing bullying is critical to preventing its serious psychological and physical impacts.

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Editorial: Bullying

Let us start this topic with a question which is, What is bullying? Bullying is an ongoing and
deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated, verbal, physical and or social
behaviour that intends to cause physical, emotional, social and psychological harm. In other
words, Bullying is a form of negative communication by 2 or more person or groups that may
affect their mental, physical, and emotional health. For me, Bullying is a kind of discrimination to
a person because of people judging their physical appearance, assuming that they have bad
personality and verbally accusing someone without any particular reason. Bullying is picking on
the people who do not have influence or power to fight back to being bullied and people who
tends to bully are abusing their own power and try to coerce other people to bully those who
cannot speak for themselves. Bullying is a educational problem and creates an environment of
fear to the people. According to [Link] that students are bullied by their fellow students. In
the National Baseline Survey on Violence led against Children in 2016 indicated that 65% of
Filipino students have been bullied nationwide, the age ranging between 13-17 respectively.
There are different types or kinds of bullying such as, physical, verbal, cyber, social, racial,
religious, sexual and disability bullying.

The first type and one of the most common types of bullying is Physical bullying, this includes
kicking, beating, stealing or dealing damage to property or any kind of physical abuse are all
attributed to physical bullying. The one being bullied here is usually alone being ganged up by
groups and one example of example of physical bullying that is known in universities are hazing.
The second type is Verbal bullying. This kind of bullying is associated with the usage of hurtful,
mocking, slurs, insults and threats to to one being bullied. Verbal bullying mostly affects the
mental and physiological health of the one being bullied. The third example is cyber bullying and
also known as Electronic bullying. This bullying occurs in the Internet, with the use of social
media, emails, text messages to threaten and damage the well being and relationships. The
social media commonly used in cyberbullying to embarass others and spreading false rumors.
The fourth type is Social bullying, this includes excluding others from group, gossiping about the
ones being bullied, setting up others to look foolish and damaging reputation. This mostly
happens and universities and schools and peer pressure is one of the main reasons why this
bullying occurs. The fifth type is Racial bullying, this happens when a person of a different race
and culture gets bullied by others. This type of bullying is not only common in schools or
universities but it is common nationwide due to lack of respect and education. The sixth type is
Religious bullying, this includes treating others beliefs and values negatively, disrespecting other
religions and making jokes to their religion is all under Religious bullying. The seventh one is
sexual bullying, this is a subcomponent of physical bullying and inside sexual bullying includes
treating them badly, joking about their sex, making sexist jokes, making crude comments on
their outward appearance and spreading sexual rumor is all under sexual bullying. The eighth
and last type is disability bullying, this includes making jokes about their disability or disease
and excluding them from groups just because of their disability.
We have talked about what are the kinds and types of bullying but, who are the ones most
affected by this kinds of bullying? Majority of the ones most affected are Students and The bully
themselves. Why Students and the bully themselves? Students starts at school in a very young
age and mostly spents their time in school. Bullying starts with unsupervised childrens and
children who were bullied in their households. Children tends to copy what they learn from home,
due to this is the large count of bullying happening in schools and universities. The bully
themselves who are bullying other students are thinking they are correct because of what is
shown in their household or what they have experienced themselves.

What are the short and long term effects of bullying to people? Symptoms of depression and
anxiety, poor school performance, social isolation, low self-esteem and higher risk of illnesses
are short term effects of bullying. The first short term effect is symptoms of anxiety and
depression, the victim may feel this due to continuous bullying, the victims may not outwardly
show this effect in the early stages of bullying but it may develop in the long term. The second
effect is poor school performance, due to the symptoms of anxiety and depression, the victim
will feel demotivated in school activities and school works and their grades will plummet, this
may also due to bullies trying to ruin their works and disturbing the victim even more resulting in
a low score or grade. The third effect is social isolation, the victim is excluded from groups and
futher decided that he/she avoids social gathering, depression and anxiety may either cause
them to make this decision out of fear from the bullies. The fourth effect is low self-esteem, the
victim will feel and starts to question himself/herself about why the bullies keep bullying
him/her? The feeling of doubt and downplaying one self will become a habit due to judging
themselves lower than they should be. The fifth and last effect is higher risk of illnesses, the
victim will hide their bruises, refuses to get treated, overthinking their own thoughts leading to
negative impacts in the body and will result to illnesses and diseases in the long run. The long
term effect are Chronic depression, increased attempts in suiciding, poor general health,
substance abuse, difficulty in building trust and PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The
first effect is Chronic depression, the symptoms shown in the short term effects are now
chronic or consistent depression, this may lead to suicidal thoughts and attempts due to it not
being treated in the earlier stages. The second effect is the increased attempts in suiciding, this
thought is not out of reach for someone who has been bullied for long enough and did not get
the treatment the is needed, many students have thought of this especially in universities. The
third effect is Poor General Health, this is due to the piling thoughts and anxiety, this may lead to
many diseases and illnesses if left untreated may cause serious implications in our body and
mental health. The fourth effect is difficulty in building trust, this is due to constant bullying that
the victim may find it hard to trust anyone. This led to further social isolation and not opening
up their feeling to others. The fifth effect us Substance abuse, the victim may resort to the
usage of harmful drugs, cigarettes and alcohol. This may lead to diseases/illnesses and
thoughts/attempts of suiciding. The sixth and last effect is PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder, the victim may have this due to trusting others and being betrayed by them. This may
lead to them not trusting anyone but themselves just to avoid being bullied or experiencing a
terrifying event.

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The types of bullying include physical, verbal, cyber, social, racial, religious, sexual, and disability bullying. Each type can cause physical, emotional, social, and psychological harm. Short-term effects on victims include symptoms of depression and anxiety, poor school performance, social isolation, low self-esteem, and higher risk of illnesses. Long-term effects include chronic depression, increased attempts at suicide, poor general health, substance abuse, difficulty in building trust, and PTSD .

Bullying leads to social isolation by excluding victims from groups and social gatherings, often causing them to voluntarily withdraw due to fear and anxiety. This continued isolation can result in psychological issues such as chronic depression, difficulty in forming trustful relationships, and PTSD due to extended periods without social support and the compounded stress of bullying .

Societal attitudes and limited education contribute significantly to racial and religious bullying. Widespread lack of respect and understanding for diversity in race and religion perpetuates these forms of bullying. Education that does not promote inclusivity and respect for different cultures and religions creates an environment where such negative behaviors are normalized and widespread .

Understanding the different types of bullying—physical, verbal, cyber, social, racial, religious, sexual, and disability—enables educators to tailor anti-bullying programs focusing on specific prevention strategies and interventions. They can create targeted educational initiatives, counseling, and inclusive activities that address the root causes and manifestations specific to each type of bullying, thereby enhancing the program's overall effectiveness .

Individuals consistently bullied during adolescence face long-term mental health implications such as chronic depression, increased risks of suicidal thoughts and attempts, post-traumatic stress disorder, and severe trust issues. These conditions arise from prolonged exposure to stress and emotional distress without intervention or effective support .

Victims of bullying may turn to substance abuse as a coping mechanism for dealing with the emotional distress, anxiety, and depression resulting from their experiences. The continuous negative emotional impact and the lack of adequate support can lead them to seek relief through drugs or alcohol, ultimately resulting in a cycle of addiction and further health complications .

The family environment greatly influences a child's behavior, and children often replicate behaviors learned at home. If children experience or witness aggressive behavior or bullying in their family setting, they might view such actions as acceptable. This learned behavior is carried into their interactions at school, where they might become bullies themselves, rationalizing their actions as acceptable or mirroring their home experiences .

The learning environment in schools often lacks adequate supervision, which contributes to the prevalence of bullying among students. Children often imitate behaviors observed at home, including bullying. The lack of effective intervention and education on bullying also allows it to perpetuate within school environments, making students both perpetrators and victims .

Interventions at the household level can effectively mitigate bullying by promoting positive interpersonal communication and conflict resolution within families. Teaching children empathy, respect, and acceptance of diversity at home builds a foundation for positive behaviors. Parents must model respectful behavior, provide support, correct negative behaviors, and discuss the impacts of bullying regularly, thereby reducing the likelihood of children adopting such behaviors in social settings .

Cyberbullying plays a significant role in modern bullying by expanding the landscape beyond physical presence to an online platform, making it easier for bullies to target their victims more persistently and anonymously. Unlike traditional forms such as physical or verbal bullying, cyberbullying can occur anytime and anywhere, further intensifying its psychological impact due to the pervasive nature of digital communication .

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