Children, Teenagers and Bullying

A bully is a psyche who uses physical harm, name calling, teasing, story spreading, threatening words, etc. to humiliate, abase or create caution in his/her victim. This type of push around is what Patchin and Hinduja refer to as tralatitious intimidate. Now to make the lives of the victims nevertheless more(prenominal) difficult, determent has depart a lot easier with the present-day(a) nontraditional method cognize as cyber bully. Cyberbullying is essentially bullying which is carried out through the internet, carrell phones, and other electronic devices, enceinte the offender an option to bide anonymous to avoid possible consequences. Patchin, Justin W. and Sameer Hinduja conducted a study to invite out the chief caput Are youth more likely to engage in bullying if they experience screen out? The authors of the study quote that bullying is a signifi poopt aff equal to(p) issue which requires attention, examination, and response. However, it is not stated wh erefore it is important and wherefore it is necessary to look into.\nPatchin and Hinduja failed to mention that bullying can extend to a childs ability to do well in school, to encounter in with their peers, or can even hasten immense term effects such(prenominal) as depression, anxiety, or upset self-esteem. We have seen numerous unsuccessful situations in the news which have led children or adolescents to go as far as committing suicide to rid themselves of the painfulness and torture. It was hypothesized in this study that bullying would abolish any shun feelings (e.g. anger, frustration, depression, anxiousness) produced by strainful events and replace them with feelings of originator and superiority, which is the reasoning behind why they choose to engage in this immoral behaviour. Patchin and Hinduja carried the study and were able to validate their hypothesis. However, there were a few implications and ways in which this study can be improved. This paper will study the research design and highlight the implications and offer potential suggestions for improve...