O BULLYING NA INFÂNCIA E SEUS EFEITOS AO LONGO DA VIDA: CONTRIBUIÇÕES DA PSICOLOGIA

Abstract

The topic of bullying is becoming increasingly discussed among educators and health professionals due to its impacts on the psychosocial development of children and adolescents, because it is a form of violence that has been gaining ground in the media, in society and especially in schools. The present work aims to investigate the effects of bullying in childhood and its effects throughout life. To this end, a non-systematic, exploratory bibliographical search was carried out in the Scielo (Scientific Electronic Library Online) and Google Scholar databases. Articles published in Brazilian periodicals, with an editorial board, in the period between 2012 and 2022 were selected. Several articles were found on the topic, but those found in Table 1, below, were selected, where we sought to identify the concepts, causes and consequences of bullying and the importance of the psychologist in confronting and preventing it. The data found shows that child and youth violence leaves deep marks on the individual, which reverberate throughout the subject's life. Therefore, it is important that mental health professionals understand that some disorders may have deeper origins than their current manifestations. This work highlights that bullying is an important social, political and public health problem. Keywords: Bullying. Psychologist. Prevention. School. Violence. Coping.