Family Dinners May Help Reduce Cyberbullying’s Harmful Effects in Teens

Teens who are victims of cyberbullying are more likely to have mental health and substance use problems, while regular family dinners appear to moderate these negative health effects, a JAMA Pediatrics study suggests.

Roughly 19,000 students aged 12 to 18 completed surveys about cyberbullying and family dinners, a proxy for family communication. Teens who said they were often cyberbullied had two to five times the risk for mental health and substance use problems as those who were never cyberbullied.

– See more at: http://www.jwatch.org/fw109239/2014/09/02/family-dinners-may-help-reduce-cyberbullyings-harmful?query=pfwRS#sthash.3L7XO1Hy.dpuf