This is a site for articles related to human development for students taking Psy 2261 (Child Development) or Psy 2340 (Life-Span Development) at Columbus State Community College. Articles are relevant to physical, cognitive or psychosocial development issues in infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. If you find a broken link, please let me know!
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Long-Term Impact of Bullying
This NY Times article entitled "Effects of Bullying Last Into Adulthood, Study Finds"reveals that adults who were bullied as children report significantly higher levels of anxiety disorders and depression. Individuals who were bullies (but never bullied themselves) had higher rates of anti-social personality disorders. How can parents, educators and psychologists intervene in youth to change this type of outcome?
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