滚远点，恶棍！
Back off, bullies!
孩子成长的过程就像坐过山车。时而跌宕起伏时而伴随着意想不到的转弯。大人的辱骂及忽视无异于是给这次历程雪上加霜。一项新研究显示更糟糕的情况是来自同龄人的欺凌，这样会给孩子的内心留下抹不掉的伤疤。
Growing up can sometimes seem like a roller coaster. There are ups and downs and unexpected turns. Abuse or neglect by an adult can make the ride even rougher. But being tormented by another child can leave especially lasting scars. That's the finding of a new study.
少年和青少年中被欺负的孩子面对的是更严重的心理健康问题。研究发现，那些被恶棍欺负的孩子与身体受到伤害、被忽视的孩子相比较，前者情况更糟糕。
Bullied kids face a high risk of mental health problems as teens and as young adults. Indeed, kids tormented by bullying may be worse off than those who had suffered physical abuse or neglect, the study found.
欺负弱小已变成社会问题。据报道世界上每三个孩子中就有一个在某一时间被其他孩子欺负。
Bullying is a global problem. About 1 in 3 children worldwide report being bullied at some time by other kids.
就职于英格兰华威大学的心理学家Dieter Wolke表示多数关于孩子被欺负的研究都会把焦点集中在虐待而非简单的欺侮，前者既包括心理上、精神上的虐待还包括忽视或者其他可能的伤害。
Dieter Wolke works at the University of Warwick in England. Until recently, most studies of child victims focused not on bullying but on maltreatment, this psychologist says. Maltreatment includes physical or emotional abuse, neglect or other behaviors that can harm a child.
为更充分的了解长期的欺负行为与虐待相比较，前者会产生怎样的影响，Dieter Wolke的团队分别关注了来自英国的4026个孩子，美国的1420个孩子，这样可为美国达到13岁的孩子收集到有关欺侮和虐待的信息，同样他们也为英国达到16岁的孩子收集到了有关信息，同时研究者也搜集了每个孩子的心理健康数据。
Wolke's team wanted to better understand how bullying's long-term effects compare to those due to maltreatment. They focused on 4,026 children in the United Kingdom and 1,420 more in the United States. Information about bullying and maltreatment was collected for American children to age 13. They collected the same information for British youth up to age 16. The researchers also gathered data on each individual's mental health as a young adult.
在被调查者中，36%被欺负的美国孩子随后会出现心理问题，包括焦虑（为一种过度烦恼的状态）和沮丧，这种无助感会持续很长一段时间。在被成年人欺负的孩子中，17%的孩子随后会产生心理问题。译文属可可原创，仅供学习交流使用，未经许可请勿转载
Among the Americans, 36 percent of bullied kids had mental problems later. Those problems included anxiety, which is a state of excessive worry. They also included depression. That is a feeling of hopelessness that can last a long time. Among kids who had been maltreated by adults, 17 percent later suffered mental health problems.