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School bullying (bullying of students in schools)
According to the American Medical Association, bullying has been designated as a public health concern. Bullying victimization is often associated with a wide range of health outcomes including poor mental health, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and, symptoms and behaviours such as psychotic symptoms including suicidal ideations and attempts. In a London study conducted on more than 3,000 students, it found that victimized children often had increased occurrences of sleeping problems, bed-wetting incidents, headaches and, stomach aches in comparison to other students their age. Victims of bullying are often overweight, are at an increased risk of sexual behavioural problems including teenage pregnancy, early onset sexual activity and risky sexual behaviour. Individuals that crave higher status over others tend to dominate those with lower status. Due to this, victims may display behavioural aggression in the future. Additionally, those exposed to bullying are more likely to struggle academically in school. In order to better understand and predict bullying, greater attention needs to be paid to factors that can lower the risk of harm to both the bully and the victim.