Kids who get bullied face an increased risk of health and social problems in adulthood, including the ability to hold down a job.
Researchers in the UK and US studied the impact of bullying on victims, the bullies themselves and those who fell into both categories, the “bully-victims”.
They found victims of bullying were six times more likely to be diagnosed with a serious illness, to smoke regularly or to develop a psychiatric disorder.
The 1420 participants examined in the study were kids between the ages of nine and 16 and adults aged between 24 and 26.
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