TORONTO — One in four adolescents in Canada have been cyberbullied and it's taking a toll on their mental health, a new Statistics Canada report says.
Youth who have been victimized online are at increased risk of depression, anxiety, eating disorder symptoms, thoughts of suicide or suicide attempts, according to the study published on Wednesday.
Adolescents living with chronic health conditions, including asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, autism spectrum disorder and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder are also at higher risk for cyberbullying, especially if they live in low-income households."The daily management required by many conditions, as well as activity limitations for some youth, may, for example, set youth apart from their peers and confer a social disadvantage.
The rate of cyberbullying could be even higher than that, said Hayley Hamilton, a senior scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. "One of the things I think it's important to remember is that we also find associations between frequency of social media use and cyberbullying," Hamilton said, noting that youth also suffered increased psychological distress, anxiety and depression during the pandemic.
One of the issues with cyberbullying compared to in-person bullying at school is"the audience is so much greater and wider," Hamilton said.
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