Online school bullying can affect children after graduation
Mass Physician. : Online school bullying can affect kids after graduation
BEN: OUR DANAE BUCCI CONTINUES OUR NEWS COVERAGE.OMRO% DANAE: ERIKA, DR. EUGENE BESERIN DIRECTS THE MASS GENERAL CLAY CENTER FOR HEALTHY YOUNG MINDS. HE TELLS ME THAT ONLINE AND IN-PERSON BULLYING CAN AFFECT CHILDREN LONG AFTER THEY GRADUATE >> WE CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WILL NOT BE EASY. OVER THE PAST MONTHS, WE HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE EXAMPLES OF VIOLENCE IN BOSTON AREA SCHOOLS. JOURNALIST: I SITTING WITH DR. EUNEGE BRESIN TO ASK WHAT MIGHT BE THE CAUSE. WHAT IF SOME OF WHAT YOUR CHILD SEES ON TV COULD BE FACT OR >> THERE IS A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE ON TV AND VIDEO GAMES ON CHILDREN. AND IN FACT, FOR MOST CHILDREN, I’D SAY OUABT 95%, IT DOES NOT CAUSE VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. BUT FOR THE OTHER FIVE PERCENT, THERE COULD BE HUGE CONSEQUENCES. AGGRESSION AND OVERSTIMULATION ARE COMMON AND FOR GIRLS, DEPRESSION IS LIKELY. AND FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE OR SPECTATORS >> THE MISFORTUNE MUST BE ME OR ASERVATIVE TO HELP THE VICTIM REPORTER: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE LONG TERM AFFECTIONS FOR THE VICTIM IN THE SITUATION? >> IT CAN CAUSE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, STRESS, SLEEP PROBLEMS AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIORS OR IT CAN ALSO AFFECT YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH. JOURNALIST: DR. BERESIN SAYS PHYSICAL BULLYING HAPPENS TO APPROXIMATELY ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN AND NEARLY 60 PERCENT OF KSID ARE EXPERIENCED IN CYBERBULLYING. HEAY SS THE COMMUNITY MUST GATHER TO S
Mass Physician. : Online school bullying can affect kids after graduation
Updated: 5:54 PM EDT April 1, 2022
Psychologists say bullying, both online and in person, can affect children long after their graduation date.
Psychologists say bullying, both online and in person, can affect children long after their graduation date.