Much bullying in school seriously affects the brains of teenagers

A new study by scientists from the United Kingdom has shown that persistent bullying in schools will have a negative impact on the brain.

It is not only psychological trauma but it can also cause real and long-term damage to the developing brain.

The findings are derived from a study of teen development and mental health. Scientists collected brain scans and mental health questionnaires from a number of European teenagers between the ages of 14 and 19.

Frequent bullying at school can seriously affect adolescent brain development.

Being bullied greatly affects a child's brain.

In 682 young people in England, Ireland, France and Germany, researchers calculated a total of 36 people who reported being bullied regularly at school.

Comparing among bullied survey participants with people who experienced less intense bullying, their brains looked different.

During the study period, in certain areas, the brains of bullied people seem to actually shrink in size.

Specifically, the miniature model observed in the two parts of the brain is called the dark core and the central brain has a strange change like the adults who experience early stress or abuse childhood.

With the foundations, the researchers found that it is possible to partially explain these changes by using the relationship between extreme bullying levels and a higher level of general anxiety at the age of 19.

"The importance of changes in the structure of the human stem in the brain structure leads to the development of anxiety , " said researcher Erin Burke Quinlan from King College London.

In other words, researchers believe that the brain change of persistent bullies may be a sign of mental illness.

Victims of bullying at school for long periods of time may be affected by mental health.

Previously, in many studies, it was shown that childhood and bullying may be related to mental illness, this is the first study to show that victims have been bullied at school continuously for a long time. Can be affected to mental health leading to the brain can resize.

Teenage years are an extremely important and formed stage in a person's life, and these important changes do not bring good results. The authors worry that when these children get older, they may even begin to experience greater shrinkage in the brain.

Researchers are currently recommending that every effort is made to limit bullying in school, before it can harm the brains of many teenagers and their mental health.