THE CORRELATION BETWEEN BULLYING AND ANXIETY

DISORDERS AMONG ADOLESCENT

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

This study evaluates the relationship between teenage anxiety problems and bullying.

There is a link between bullying and the emergence of anxiety problems in teenagers.

Research has shown that victims of bullying are at a higher risk of experiencing various

forms of anxiety, such as social anxiety, anticipatory anxiety, and separation anxiety.

Furthermore, a systematic review and empirical inquiry revealed that bullying victims

may experience anxiety in the school setting, which might result in behaviors that are

indicative of separation anxiety symptoms. Additionally, bullying victimization is linked to

a higher risk of anxiety in teenagers, according to a study published in Child and

Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, underscoring the need of addressing this

risk. The long-term consequences of bullying also revealed that agoraphobia, general

anxiety, and panic disorder were more common in young adults who had been bullied

as teenagers, particularly in those who were pure victims.

Bullying victimization and the subsequent emergence of anxiety disorders are strongly

correlated, demonstrating the long-term effects of bullying on mental health

Furthermore, a link has been shown between depressed symptoms and bullying, and

bullying has been found to be a risk factor for depression in children and adolescents.

The school environment may elicit fear in bullying victims that manifests as behavior

consistent with separation anxiety symptomology. This emphasizes how bullying's

negative impacts on teenagers' mental health make it imperative to treat it as a

significant public health issue. In order to promote young people's mental health, the

relationship between bullying and anxiety disorders is essential and calls for ongoing
attention and intervention.

Studies have shown a positive correlation between bullying and anxiety disorders

among adolescents. Victims and bully-victims have been found to have greater social

anxiety than bullies. Suicidality and depression have been strongly correlated with the

degree of bullying victimization. Adolescents who have been bullied may also have

higher levels of anticipatory anxiety, which raises their risk of social phobia. Being

bullied and depression may be mediated by increased emotional dysregulation and

decreased self-esteem after bullying victimization Childhood and teenage bullying

victimization is prevalent, and among adults with clinical depression, it is linked to

concomitant anxiety disorders. Post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety

disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder are the top four anxiety disorders

that victims of bullying may encounter. Bullying victims may experience anxiety in the

school situation when they are being bullied, and this fear may show up as symptoms of

separation anxiety.

The goal of researching the relationship between teenage anxiety disorders and

bullying is to comprehend the detrimental effects of bullying on young people's mental

health. According to research, among people with serious depression, bullying

victimization is linked to concomitant anxiety disorders. Comprehending this association

is essential to creating treatments and support networks that lessen the negative impact

of bullying on teenagers' mental health. Furthermore, researching this relationship can

aid in the creation of focused preventative and intervention plant deal

with teenage anxiety problems and bullying.

MAIN OBJECTIVE

Analyze the correlation between bullying and anxiety disorders among adolescent.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE

1.Determine the relationship between bullying and anxiety disorders among adolescent.

2.Identify the specific types of bullying and their association with different forms of

anxiety disorders.

3.Explore the potential of moderating effect of gender and age on the relationship

between bullying victimization and anxiety disorders symptoms among adolescent.

4.Examine the temporal relationship between experiences of bullying and the onset or

exacerbation of anxiety disorders symptoms over as specific period among adolescent.

5.Determine the prevalence of bullying among adolescents in a selected population and

its association with anxiety disorders symptoms using standardized assessment tools.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

1.What is the relationship between bullying and anxiety disorders among adolescent?

2.What is the specific types of bullying and their association with different forms of

anxiety disorders?

3. How the potential of moderating effect of gender and age on the relationship

between bullying victimization and anxiety disorders symptoms among adolescent?

4. What is the temporal relationship between experiences of bullying and the onset or

exacerbation of anxiety disorders symptoms over as specific period among adolescent.

5. How the prevalence of bullying among adolescents in a selected population and its

association with anxiety disorders symptoms using standardized assessment tools?

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Several studies have looked into the relationship between teenage anxiety problems

and bullying. Victims of both passive and active bullying have been found to have
higher risks of social phobia, depression, and inattention. Bullying and social anxiety,

as well as social disengagement in teenagers, are strongly correlated. Bullying victims

may experience anxiety in the school setting, which might result in behaviors that are

typical of symptoms of separation anxiety. The study "Peer Victimization and Onset of

Social Anxiety Disorder in Children and Adolescents" discusses the significant

individual-specific environmental correlations between bullying victimization and social

anxiety, separation anxiety, and young adult suicidality. Another study found a strong

relationship between bullying and social anxiety in adolescents. The top four anxiety

disorders that victims of bullying can experience include post-traumatic stress,

generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and separation anxiety. These findings highlight the

negative impact of bullying on the mental health of adolescents, emphasizing the need

for awareness and interventions to minimize its effects.

The natural history of anxiety disorders J Angst, M Vollrath Acta Psychiatrica

Scandinavica 84 (5), 446-452, 1991 The article reviews research and presents our

results on the natural history of 2 forms of anxiety disorder, panic disorder and

generalized anxiety disorder. Data from our epidemiological cohort study give evidence

of premorbid anxiousness and over adaptation already in childhood. Distressing

conditions in the family are more prevalent among subjects with anxiety disorders or

major depression than among controls. Anxiety disorders frequently begin between age

20–30 and can be triggered by life events. The course is often characterized by a

certain chronicity that manifests itself in residual symptoms and mild impairment in

social roles even after many years and is frequently complicated with depression. The

best predictors are severity and duration of symptoms, as well as comorbidity with

depression. Future studies of the natural history should take into account these factors

in multivariate approaches. View at onlinelibrary.wiley.com academia.edu Cited by 317

Related articles All 12 versions A history of anxiety: from Hippocrates to DSM Marc-

Antoine Crocq Dialogues in clinical neuroscience 17 (3), 319-325, 2015 This article
describes the history of the nosology of anxiety disorders. Greek and Latin physicians

and philosophers distinguished anxiety from other types of negative affect, and

identified it as a medical disorder. Ancient Epicurean and Stoic philosophers suggested

techniques to reach an anxiety-free state of mind that are reminiscent of modern

cognitive psychology. Between classical antiquity and the late 19th century there was a

long interval during which anxiety was not classified as a separate illness. However,

typical cases of anxiety disorders kept being reported, even if under different names. In

the 17th century, Robert Burton described anxiety in The Anatomy of Melancholy. Panic

attacks and generalized anxiety disorder may be recognized in the “panophobias” in the

nosology published by Boissier de Sauvages in the 18th century. Also, anxiety

symptoms were an important component of new disease constructs, culminating in

neurasthenia in the 19th century. Emil Kraepelin devoted much attention to the possible

presence of severe anxiety in manic-depressive illness, thereby anticipating the

“anxious distress” specifier of bipolar disorders in DSM-5. A pitfall to consider is that the

meaning of common medical terms, such as melancholia, evolves according to places

and epochs.

A history of bullying Patricia Bolton Allanson, Robin Rawlings Lester, Charles E Notar

International Journal of Education and Social Science 2 (12), 31-36, 2015 This article

attempts to expose us to the history of bullying behavior in schools. A history of

research into bullying Claire P Monks, Iain Coyne Bullying in different contexts, 1-11,

2011 Bullying is widely recognized as being a problem, not only for those individuals

involved, but also for the organization within which it occurs and the wider community.

Few people can be unaware of bullying, either having been involved in it (as a

perpetrator or target), having witnessed it occurring or seen it reported within the local

or national media. Although bullying has long been recognized as an issue that

warrants concern and action, empirical research on the topic only really began in the

late 1970s. Since this time, there have been many books and journal articles published
on this important topic. Work on dealing with and preventing bullying has come from

many different quarters, from governments creating laws for dealing with and punishing

bullying, and drawing up legal guidelines for institutions to follow with the aim of

preventing bullying, to practitioners developing models of intervention and prevention

work with those suffering or at risk of being involved in bullying. We currently have an

established body of research focusing on the nature and extent of bullying, as well as

highlighting some of the risk factors for involvement in bullying (both individual and

situational) across a number of different contexts. Much of this research could be

criticized as being somewhat theoretical and descriptive. However, the authors within

this volume have drawn on theory in an attempt to develop models to further our

understanding of the phenomenon. The merits of this approach are that not only does it

assist in our conceptualization of these behaviors, but it also enables us to develop

more focused and perhaps more appropriate and effective intervention and prevention

programmers.

The nature of the correlation between bullying and anxiety disorders among

adolescents is complex and multifaceted. Research has shown that victims of both

passive and active bullying have higher risks of social phobia, depression, and

inattention. There is a strong relationship between bullying and social anxiety, as well

as social withdrawal among adolescents. The school environment may elicit fear in

bullying victims, leading to behavior consistent with separation anxiety symptomology.

Victims and bully-victims also had greater social anxiety than bullies. The top four

anxiety disorders that victims of bullying can experience include post-traumatic stress,

generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and separation anxiety. These findings highlight the

negative impact of bullying on the mental health of adolescents, emphasizing the need

for awareness and interventions to minimize its effects.