High-school Girls Who Consider Themselves Attractive Are More Likely To Be Targets For Bullying

Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 15:14 in Health & Medicine

High school females who viewed themselves as attractive had a 35 percent higher risk of being indirectly victimized. This includes being involved in emotionally damaging scenarios such as receiving hurtful anonymous notes, being socially excluded, or having rumours spread about them, including threats of physical harm.

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