Bullied preadolescent children have poorer academic grades than non-bullied peers¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr2·q3
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? Grades were lower among bullied compared to non-bullied children. → Menken 2022
Evidence¶
Menken 2022¶
Menken, M. S., Isaiah, A., Liang, H., Rivera, P. R., Cloak, C. C., Reeves, G., Lever, N. A., & Chang, L. (2022). Peer victimization (bullying) on mental health, behavioral problems, cognition, and academic performance in preadolescent children in the ABCD Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 925727. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.925727
q3 · i? · associational · r2
Cross-sectional ABCD analysis of caregiver-reported academic grades. The study reports "grades were lower amongst bullied compared to non-bullied groups" with p < 0.001 using chi-square tests.
"Chi-square tests showed that grades were lower amongst bullied compared to non-bullied groups (Figure 5A; p < 0.001)"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Safety — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Bullied children with NSSI or suicidality show greater behavioral problems and poorer grades than bullied children without these behaviors — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Bullied preadolescent children have lower cognitive scores than non-bullied peers — related
- Bullied preadolescent children show greater behavioral problems across CBCL domains than non-bullied peers — related
- Bullied girls show lower episodic memory and crystallized composite cognitive scores than non-bullied girls — related
- Bullied preadolescents score lower than matched non-bullied peers on reading, processing speed, and inhibitory control/attention over two years — related
- Caregiver-reported bullying victimization is associated with higher odds of NSSI/passive suicidality and active suicidality in preadolescent children — related
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Bullied preadolescent children have poorer academic grades than non-bullied peers |
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Bullied preadolescent children have poorer academic grades than non-bullied peers |
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2022 |
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