Any form of bullying creates emotional and mental stress on the person being bullied that often results in physical and psychological health issues; many already mentioned.
Cyber bullying may exaggerate the stress of physical bullying because the person being bullied may not even know who is doing the bullying. That can make them distrustful of everyone around them and fearful that the one person they confide in could be the bully.
Cyber bullying is a health issue for anyone of any age. It is especially nasty for tweens and teens who are dealing with the emotional issues of growing up, trying to establish their own emotional balance, learning to trust people outside of their small circle of family and childhood friends, and adjusting to the changes in their physical body.
More information is available through the links below, especially the Cyberbullying Research Center. Some of the statistics may differ, depending on your source, because they are based on polls done by different groups, at different times, and with different people. But all polls shows that youth are targeted frequently and cyber bullying is a big part of the problem.
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