I felt there must be something I'd done wrong or terrible for this to happen. For both the victims and the bullies, parenting was markedly less positive, colder and more controlling. Bullies were far more likely to see aggression at home,' said Katz. Children were far less likely to be bullied if they lived with both parents. Severely bullied boys reported not having a supportive parent and were highly likely to have an absent or unsupportive father.
Racism seems to be a factor.
York St John, interviewed 190 lesbian and homosexual young adults who were bullied at school and discovered that in later life one in six of them suffered post-traumatic stress disorder, including nightmares and flashbacks, and used drugs to help to get through the day. Bullying in childhood has also been linked to problems in adulthood such as alcohol abuse, violence against children, marital breakdowns and psychiatric disorders. Bullying is taking new forms. They send sick messages to your mobile,' one girl said. It was a campaign of torment by text messaging and silent calls which drove Gail Jones to take an overdose at her Merseyside home last year, her father Glyn believes.