Bullied adolescents are about half as likely to reach the national academic achievement benchmark for their age group two years later¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Adolescents bullied in the survey term had approximately half the odds of reaching the achievement benchmark (adjusted OR 0.46) compared with those not bullied. → Rothon Catherine 2011

Evidence¶

Rothon Catherine 2011¶

Rothon Catherine, Head Jenny, Klineberg Emily, Stansfeld Stephen. (2011). Can social support protect bullied adolescents from adverse outcomes? A prospective study on the effects of bullying on the educational achievement and mental health of adolescents at secondary schools in East London. Journal of Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.02.007

q3 · i? · associational · r3

Prospective school-based survey (RELACHS) of 2790 adolescents in 28 East London comprehensive schools; achievement measured two years after baseline bullying reports via Key Stage 3 or GCSE benchmarks. Crude analysis found bullied pupils "approximately half as likely to achieve the benchmark (OR = 0.46, 95% CI 0.29, 0.72)"; adjustment for confounders left OR 0.46 (0.28, 0.76).

"Those that had been bullied in the last term were approximately half as likely to achieve the benchmark (OR = 0.46, 95% CI 0.29, 0.72)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Safety — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• High levels of support from friends protect bullied adolescents from poor academic achievement, but moderate or low friend support does not — related
• Adolescents with moderate or high friend support are about half as likely to report being bullied — related
• 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