Teenage Suicide

Our group, A Hyun, Ryo and I, decided to find out how people in America think about teenage suicide. I wanted to examine what makes people feel stress. Also, I wanted to know how many people don’t know how often teenage suicide happen per year. More over how many people think teenage suicide would decrease. Our group asked thirty people who are different gender and age in Student Center, Faner Hall, and Neely Hall.

I have three hypotheses about teenage suicide. First, I believed that friend relationship made most people feel stress. Next, I believed that about 75% of the people thought the number of teenage suicide lower than it really happens. Third, I believed that more people thought that teenage suicide did not decrease. Actually, academic pressure makes the most people feel stress. 47% of the people feel stress because of academic pressure and 30% of the people do because of friend relationship. More people don’t know how often teenage suicide happens per year. Teenage suicide happens over 3000 per year. However, more people think that teenage suicide happen 501-1000. Some people said they do not want to believe that teenage suicide happens many times. Lastly, more people think that teenage suicide will decrease. 54% of the people think that teenage suicide will decrease. I think many Americans think teenage suicide is a big problem and they think and know how they can help teenagers who attempt commit a suicide. I hope teenage suicide would decrease and vanish.

Bullying and Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents

The title of my article is Bullying and Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents. It discusses that bullying cause teenage suicide attempts and cyber-bullying do more teenage suicide attempts. Bullying behavior and suicide attempts were examined in teenagers who are bullied. The author says that bullying may cause suicidal behavior. Cyber-bullying, bullying through cell phones, Web sites, and blogs, is increasing now. More terrible stories are written about teenagers who are bullied on the cyberspace because of no confrontation. The teenagers who are bullied might not be able to escape the bullying even at home. Clinicians recommend that parents talk with their teenagers about bullying that might be occurring.

Teenage suicide by bullying is really serious problem in Japan now. It is said that over 100 teenagers who are bullied commit suicide in Japan. We do not have a specific number of suicides by bullying because Ministry of Education does not admit to have bullying in schools. Nowadays, however, the number might be likely to be showed because TV news treats bullying. Then, the cyber-bullying happen in teenagers in Japan. It is very nasty. My generation did not have like bullying because we did not have a cell phone. Now, however, even elementary school students have their own cell phone. And that causes more teenage suicide. As the author says, cyber-bullying do not give the space that the teenagers who are bullied can escape to. Also, I think it is very nasty and it makes the teenagers who are bullied more mental damage.