Peer victimization or bullying has adverse long-term effects on the victim, these effects are:

• Difficulties making and keeping friends.
• Hypervigilance to hostile signs that affect social relationships with family and friends.
• More difficulties finding jobs.
• Low self-esteem.
• Trouble trusting people.
• Dread and avoidance of new social settings.
• Perceive themselves as excessively sensitive and weak.
• Increased risk of psychosis by the age of 18.
• Lower chances of getting diplomas due to dropping out of school from being bullied.
• Increased chances of being victimized.
• Anxiety and depression in young and middle adulthood.
• Increased possibility of having poor financial management.
• Tend to earn less at the age of 50.
• Lower likelihood of living with a significant other.
• Inclination to self-isolate.
• Feeling of anger, and longing for revenge.
• Poor overall health and slow illness recovery.
• Less likelihood of having social support.
• Increased risk of suicide.