{"id":74334,"date":"2024-10-02T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T04:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=74334"},"modified":"2024-10-02T00:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T04:00:52","slug":"being-bullied-in-high-school-can-make-teens-less-optimistic-about-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/being-bullied-in-high-school-can-make-teens-less-optimistic-about-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Being bullied in high school can make teens less optimistic about the future"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The\u00a0effects of bullying<\/a>\u00a0on teens\u2019 mental health are well-documented. But could bullying also shape their future aspirations?<\/p>\n

Our\u00a0latest research<\/a>\u00a0reveals that teens who are bullied in ninth grade become more pessimistic about their educational and career prospects beyond high school. Specifically, being bullied increases teens\u2019 risk for depression, which leaves them feeling hopeless about the future.<\/p>\n

As a\u00a0developmental psychologist<\/a>\u00a0who studies adolescent well-being, I set out to better understand the long-term effects of bullying on teens\u2019 expectations for the future. My research team recruited 388 high schoolers who had recently started ninth grade. We asked them to complete surveys every several months for three consecutive years.<\/p>\n

Teens who reported being more frequently bullied by peers in ninth grade subsequently reported lower expectations for their future educational and career prospects by 11th grade. That is, bullied teens felt less confident in their ability to achieve their desired level of education, find enjoyable work and make enough money to support themselves after high school. Students who experienced more bullying in ninth grade were likely to see their future expectations drop by approximately eight percentile points, compared with peers who were not bullied. This drop remains significant even after accounting for factors such as race, gender, socioeconomic status and earlier expectations for academic achievement.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, one type of bullying appeared to have an especially negative impact. Adolescents who experienced forms of peer victimization that involve exclusion \u2013 being deliberately ignored or left out of group activities \u2013 or who experienced damage to social relationships were the worst off. But adolescents who were the targets of overt victimization \u2013 such as hitting and kicking or threats and direct name-calling \u2013 did not report lower future expectations.<\/p>\n

Why does bullying that affects teens\u2019 relationships and social reputations dampen teens\u2019 optimism for future success? We found that depression plays a role. Teens who experienced this kind of bullying in the ninth grade showed more depressive symptoms by 10th grade. Having greater depressive symptoms in 10th grade was associated with having lower future expectations a year later. Given that\u00a0peers become increasingly important in adolescence<\/a>, bullying that directly damages these relationships appears to be particularly insidious.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Past research shows that teens with negative future expectations are less likely to\u00a0attend college<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0secure high-level jobs<\/a>\u00a0in adulthood. Our findings suggest that bullying at the beginning of high school may start a cycle of hopelessness and pessimism about later educational and career prospects. Investing in proven strategies to prevent bullying, such as programs that promote bystander intervention and offer targeted supports for victims, has\u00a0already been shown to improve young people\u2019s health<\/a>\u00a0and could also help break this cycle.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We plan to conduct additional surveys with the young people who participated in our research as they transition to college and the workforce in the coming years. By doing so, we hope to identify the best ways to intervene to prevent bullying and its effects. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that all adolescents feel confident in their potential to thrive as adults.<\/p>\n

Author Bio:<\/strong> Hannah L. Schacter is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Wayne State University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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