What are your thoughts on these research findings regarding bullying among school-aged adolescents (details inside)?

Asked by prolificus (6583) January 9th, 2011 from iPhone

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While physical bullying can be scary and scarring, researchers say it’s verbal bullying that can cause lasting wounds.

And one word in particular is especially hurtful.

“We found that the kids who were bullied because other kids called them gay had higher levels of anxiety and depression and a more negative view towards school and really felt ostracized,” said Swearer.  [...Susan Swearer, who heads the research team from the University of Nebraska and is a leading expert on bullying, designed and runs the bully intervention program.]

Source:

Life Lessons: Addressing School Bullying
January 09, 2011
by CBNews{dot}com