Bullying involvement is associated with lower academic achievement (pooled OR = 0.61)¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r2 · q3 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i1 Children involved in bullying behaviour are significantly more likely to have low academic achievement (k = 14, OR = 0.61, 95% CI 0.47-0.79, p = 0.000). → Muthanna 2021 q3 i1 Victims only are also more likely to have low academic achievement (k = 10, OR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.47-0.83, p = 0.001). → Muthanna 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Muthanna 2021¶

Samara, M., Da Silva Nascimento, B., El-Asam, A., Hammuda, S., & Khattab, N. (2021). How Can Bullying Victimisation Lead to Lower Academic Achievement? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Mediating Role of Cognitive-Motivational Factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 2209. doi:10.3390/ijerph18052209

q3 · i1 · quant-synthesis · r2

Random-effects meta-analysis across 14 effect sizes from the 11 included studies of children and adolescents. Bullying involvement was "significantly more likely to have low academic achievement" with OR = 0.61 and very high heterogeneity (I2 = 98.66%).

"The combined pooled effect size showed that children who are involved in bullying behaviour were significantly more likely to have low academic achievement (k = 14) (OR = 0.61, 95% CI (0.47, 0.79), p = 0.000). The heterogeneity assessment was also significant (Q(13) = 974.27, p < 0.000, I2 = 98.66%)."

Muthanna 2021 (2)¶

Samara, M., Da Silva Nascimento, B., El-Asam, A., Hammuda, S., & Khattab, N. (2021). How Can Bullying Victimisation Lead to Lower Academic Achievement? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Mediating Role of Cognitive-Motivational Factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 2209. doi:10.3390/ijerph18052209

q3 · i1 · quant-synthesis · r2

Subgroup meta-analysis restricted to studies of victims only (k = 10). Victims were "more likely to have low academic achievement" (OR = 0.62, p = 0.001) with heterogeneity I2 = 99.07%.

"The results for victims only also showed significant results where victims were more likely to have low academic achievement (k = 10) (OR = 0.62, 95% CI (0.47, 0.83), p = 0.001) with a significant heterogeneity between groups (Q(9) = 966.67, p = 0.000; I2 = 99.07%)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Bullying was not associated with lower academic achievement among adolescents with moderate family support, unlike those with high or low support, in a weakly supported interaction — related
• Bullying involvement is associated with lower cognitive-motivational factors, especially engagement, motivation and self-esteem
• Cognitive-motivational factors mediate the association between bullying victimisation and lower academic achievement (pooled OR = 0.74) — related
• High levels of support from friends protect bullied adolescents from poor academic achievement, but moderate or low friend support does not — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Adolescents with moderate or high friend support are about half as likely to report being bullied — related
• Bullied preadolescents score lower than matched non-bullied peers on reading, processing speed, and inhibitory control/attention over two years — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Peer victimization shows no statistically significant association with the level or change of either controlled or autonomous academic motivation across the secondary school transition — related