02/19/2025
*EDUCATION PIECE* Did you read "The Long-Term Effects of Bullying, Victimization, and Bystander Behavior on Emotion Regulation and Its Physiological Correlates"? If time to read an article isn't available to you, here's a quick breakdown:
The article is a summation of a study that looks at the longterm effects of both victims of bullying and bystanders. It's results conclude that YES, people who were bullied AND people who witnessed bullying both demonstrated challenges with emotional regulation as adults, as a result of these experiences. This study is a furthering to the work of Wilke et al. (2013).
Let's discuss: From your perspective, is the fact that (some) consequences of bullying don't show up until later in life, or the high frequency of bullying in our schools the reason that so many students and parents are faced with minimal action/ inaction when bullying is reported?
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