Effects of Bullying on the Academic Performance and Attitude of Freshman Students at
the High School Level
Rebecca Canello
Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Belize
EDUC420101: Research Methods in Education
Literature Summary Matrix
Literature Summary Matrix
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Author
Year
Article Title
Source
1
Purpose Of Study
Driving Research
Question(s)
Research
Approach and
Design
Sample Size and
Location
Samantha Salmon, Purpose: The
objectives of the
Sarah,
Turner, current study were
to estimate the
Tamara Taillieu, prevalence of nine
types of bullying
Janique Fortier, victimization
among adolescents
Tracie O. Afif in Grades 7 to 12,
and examine how
these experiences
(2018)
vary
according to gender
Article Title:
Bullying
and school grade.
victimization
Main research
experiences among question:
middle and high
What are the types
school
of bullying students
adolescents:
go through?
Traditional
Guiding research
bullying,
questions:
discriminatory
What increases
harassment, and
bullying
cybervictimization
victimization?
How can
prevention of
Source:
bullying be done?
Data were drawn
from the Manitoba
Youth Health
Survey. The sample
size was N = 64
174 and included
boys and girls from
Grades 7 to 12.
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Research Design:
Quantitative
approach
Data Sources
Data
Collection
Procedure
and
Instruments
Data were
obtained from
the second
cycle of the
Youth Health
Survey (YHS),
an ongoing
cross-sectional
survey of
health-related
behaviors
among
adolescents in
Grades 7 to 12
throughout
Manitoba,
Canada.
Findings
Limitations
Recommendation
Resear
The odds of
bullying
victimization
were higher in
Grades 8 to 12
compared to
Grade 7.
Effective antibullying
intervention
strategies
need to address a
range of
victimization
types and should
consider gender
and school grade.
Interventions
should start
before Grade 7
and continue
until the end of
Grade 12.
The data were
self-reported
and subject to
recall and
social dedesirability
biases
For future research
recommenced to u
types of bullying a
Google scholar
2
Fadia AlBuhairan
(2017)
Article Title: The
relationship of
bullying and
physical violence to
mental health and
academic
performance: A
cross-sectional
study among
adolescents in
Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia
Source:
Google scholar
3
Jung, Youn Ah
(2018)
Article Title:
Reviewing
Purpose: This
study aims at filling
this gap through
identifying the
association of these
health risk
behaviors and
mental health and
academic
performance.
Main research
question:
How to know if
bullying is
connected to a
student’s mental
health?
Guiding research
questions:
How to identify the
victims?
How does bullying
affect a student’s
leanring?
Purpose: The
purpose of this
paper is to examine
the existing
research on the
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A cross-sectional
national survey was
conducted in Saudi
Arabia between
2011 and 2012.
Adolescents
attending
intermediate and
secondary schools
were invited to
participate through
a multi-stage,
stratified, cluster
random sampling
technique.
Data
Collection
Procedures: A
selfadministered
questionnaire
was used to
collect data.
Data were
analyzed using
chi-square
tests to identify
associations,
and odds ratios
were
calculated.
Research Design:
Quantitative
approach
Reports on all
schools in the
United States
Sample size not
specified.
Analytical
research on
different
papers.
A total of 9073
students
participated.
Twenty-six
percent of
adolescents
reported
exposure to
bullying in the
preceding 30
days, and one out
of every three
adolescents
reported
exposure to
physical violence
at school during
the past year.
More males than
females, and
more older
adolescents were
exposed to
bullying
Moreover, for a
bullying
intervention
program to
succeed, schools,
The nature of
our study does
not allow for
identifying
causality and
temporality,
our findings
have
highlighted the
serious
associations
that bullying
and PV have.
Future studies are
needed to understa
the determinants i
depth,
and longitudinal s
allow identificatio
causality as
well as continued
implications and a
Interventions at
both the
individual and
school level
may be
In addition, survey
and those bullied a
school should be c
and reported in a l
study. Recognition
4
Contextual
Characteristics
Surrounding
Individual and
Intervention
Programs on
Bullying
Source: Google
Scholar
various factors that
affects a bullying
Main research
question:
What makes
bullying happen at
school?
Guiding research
questions:
What are the
factors that affects
students when
bullied?
Research Design:
Quantitative
approach
Surveys were
used.
Many studies
were read and
analyzed in
order to get to
the conclusion
that bullying in
schools is a
complex
behavior and
has many
causes on a
student.
Abegail Cabingan
(2019)
Purpose: The aim
of this study to
determine where
bullying has an
effect on student’s
academic
performance.
Main research
question:
Is bullying a cause
of low performance
in school?
Guiding research
questions:
How to identify the
bullied victim?
Grade 9 in Coral
na Munti National
High School in
Philippines.
Data
collection
procedures:
The researcher
used the
descriptive
method of
research and
the
questionnaire/s
urvey as the
main datagathering
instrument.
Article Title:
Effects of Bullying
on the Academic
Performance of
Select Grade 9
Students in Coral
na Munti National
High School
Source:
Google scholar
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Research Design:
Quantitative
approach
parents, and peer
groups need to
cooperate and
determine what
they do for antibullying with a
longitudinal
plan. Moreover,
it is crucial to
evaluate antibullying
programs and
take long-term
actions to
enhance their
effectiveness.
The bullying
experiences
significantly
affected the
academic
performance of
the students.
insufficient if
parents use
bullying and
aggressive
behavior at
home or
encourage
children to
solve problems
physically.
current problems i
schools’ approach
them should be co
evaluating the effe
anti-bullying prog
No limitation
was found.
The proposed acti
which served as an
to remedy the scho
was well-studied b
principal and the t
before its impleme
5
Shah, (2016)
Article Title:
An Investigation to
the Causes and
Effects of Bullying
in Secondary
Schools of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa
Source:
Google Scholar
6
Kessel (2012)
Article Title:
Cyberbullying,
School Bullying,
and Psychological
Distress: A
How do their
grades differ?
Purpose: The
objectives of the
proposed study
were to explore
physical, bullying
in secondary
schools of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, to
suggest workable
anti bullying
strategies to reduce
bullying cases in
schools.
Main research
question:
What are the effects
of bullying?
Guiding research
questions:
What are factors
that cause students
to bully others?
How does bullying
affect the students?
Purpose: Using
data from a
regional census of
high school
students, we have
documented the
prevalence of
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Quantitative
Questionnaires
The target
population was all
the principals,
teachers and
students in KPK.
Five secondary
schools from 6
districts of the
province were
selected through
random stratified
sampling. A sample
of 300 (5principals,
45 teachers and 250
students) were
selected from each
district.
The data
collected
through the
abovementioned
research
instrument was
tabulated,
analyzed and
interpreted
Quantitative
The
MetroWest
Adolescent
Health Survey
is a biennial
census survey
of high school
20 406 ninththrough twelfthgrade students in
Massachusetts.
It was found that
bullying is a
social problem
and as a result
there is academic
downfall of the
students and
finally bullied
students say
goodbye to the
school.
No limitations
were found.
There should be a
programmed in th
public should be m
through seminars,
speeches, electron
media
Our findings
confirm the need
for prevention
efforts that
address both
forms of bullying
and their relation
This study has
several
limitations.
First,
cyberbullying
and school
victimization
We also did not ex
contextual influen
behaviors and the
roles that bystande
and parents and ad
school community
escalating, condon
Regional Census of
High School
Students
Source:
Google Scholar
cyberbullying and
school bullying
victimization and
their associations
with psychological
distress.
Main research
question:
How does
cyberbullying,
bullying and
psychological
distress correlates?
Guiding research
questions:
What are the effects
of bullying
victimization?
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Research Design:
Quantitative
approach
students in the
western
suburbs and
small cities of
the Boston
metropolitan
area that has
the goal of
monitoring
trends to
inform local
and regional
school and
community
policies and
practices.
students in
MetroWest
Massachusetts
completed
surveys
assessing their
bullying
victimization
and
psychological
distress,
including
depressive
symptoms,
self-injury, and
suicidality.
to school
performance and
mental health.
were assessed
using selfreported single
items. There is
no current
consensus
among
researchers on
how to
measure
cyberbullying,
and the
changing
nature of
communication
s technology
makes it
difficult to
establish a
fixed
definition. In
addition, some
youths
reporting both
cyberbullying
and school
bullying may
have answered
positively to
both questions
because they
were victims of
cyberbullying
tolerating, or prev
cyberbullying and
bullying. These ar
areas for further re
7
Ann Frisen, Annakarin Jonsson, and
Purpose: The main
aim of this study
was to describe
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The study group
was comprised of
119 adolescents, 48
We generated
descriptive
statistics on the
prevalence of
bullying
victimization
and
psychological
distress. We
used crosstabulations to
examine
bivariate
associations of
victimization
with
sociodemograp
hic (gender,
grade,
race/ethnicity,
and sexual
orientation),
selfreported
school
performance,
and school
attachment and
psychological
distress
indicators.
Procedure:
Thirty-nine
Questionnaire
percent of the
was used with students reported
that occurred
on school
property.
Unfortunately,
only 14% of
the answers
In sum, Swedish a
tend to believe tha
are bullied have a
Camilla Persson
(2012)
Article Title:
Adolescent's
perception of
bullying.
Source:
Google Scholar
8
Faryadi (2011)
Article Title:
Cyberbullying and
Academic
Perfermacne.
Source:
Google Scholar
adolescents'
perceptions and
experiences of
bullying: their
thoughts about why
children and
adolescents are
bullied, their ideas
about why some
bully others, and
what they believe is
important in order
to stop bullying
Main research
question:
What does bullying
happen and what
are people’s views
on them?
Guiding research
questions:
Who is the victim?
Who is the bully?
What can be done
to stop bullying?
Purpose: The
primary objective
of this investigation
is to identify the
victims of cyber
bullying and
critically analyze
their emotional
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hoys and 71 girls
from six classes at
two high schools in
Goteborg, the
second largest city
in Sweden
Research
Approach:
Quantitative
approach
In this research a
triangulation
method
(quantitative,
qualitative and
descriptive) is
employed in the
investigation
Three openended
questions
posed:
"According to
you, why do
you think
individuals are
bullied?"
"According to
you, why do
some children
and
adolescents
hully others?"
and "What do
you think
makes bullying
stop?"
that they had
been bullied at
some time during
their school
years (see Table
1), 20% stated
that they had
hurried others,
and of these 13%
reported being
both bullies and
victims (bullyvictims).
were related to
adults having
intervened.
This may
indicate that
adolescents
have little faith
in adults'
ability to stop
bullying.
appearance and th
bully others suffer
self-esteem.
The
instruments
used in this
study, in which
365 students
participated,
included
questionnaires,
The results
signify that cyber
bullying indeed
affected students
academically as
well as
emotionally.
Ninetyfive
The results of
this study are
subjected to the
following
limitations:
First, this
research
conducted only
Further investigati
needed to examine
students such as m
PhD students are c
cyber bullying. Se
examinations are n
with longer period
well as more samp
9
Gisela Rusteholz,
Mauro Mediavilla,
Luis Pires (2021)
Article Title:
Impact of Bullying
on Academic
Perfeormance.
Source:
Google Scholar
state and frame of
mind in order to
provide them with a
workable and
feasible
intervention in
fighting cyber
bullying.
Main research
question:
How does
cyberbullying
affect a student’s
academic
performance?
Guiding research
questions:
What is
cyberbullying?
How can students
use their
technologies
wisely?
Purpose: The
main objective of
this research is to
study the incidence
of bullying on the
academic
performance of
students in
education centres in
the Madrid Region.
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365 students
university level in
Malaysia.
interviews,
checklists and
observations.
percent of the
participants
(95%) denoted
that they were
scared and
worried about
cyber bullying in
the classrooms.
on first year
students with
350 samples.
As thus, the
results cannot
be generalized.
whether cyber bul
affected them acad
These external
assessment
tests evaluate
Spanish
language,
English
language,
Mathematics,
and Geography
and History.
The results of
our study
indicate that the
problem of
bullying is more
prevalent in state
and subsidized
schools than in
private schools,
and that the size
No limitation
was
experienced in
this study.
One aspect to be t
account in future r
investigate the me
that teachers have
bullying, and whe
they have received
do so.
Research
Approach:
Mixed method
10th grades students
a school in Madrid
Research Design:
Quantitative
approach
Main research
question:
How does bullying
impact a student’s
life?
Guiding research
questions:
What are the
prevalence of
bullying?
How does bullying
change in different
schools and ages?
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Along with
these tests, the
students, their
families, their
teachers and
head teachers
complete
comprehensive
questionnaires.
To analyse all
these data, we
carry out a
multilevel
methodologica
l approach to
identify the
quantitative
association of
bullying with
academic
performance
and to estimate
the probability
that
performance is
affected by the
level of
bullying that
exists in the
education
centres.
of the school is
relevant,
although it is
more difficult to
identify and
depends on who
reports the
presence of
bullying
(student, teacher
or head teacher).
10
Muli (2012)
Article Title:
Influence of
Bullying Behaviour
on Academic
Performance
Among Students in
Integrated Public
Secondary Schools
in Kitui County,
Kenya.
Source:
Google Scholar
Purpose: To
ascertain the
frequency with
which students in
integrated public
secondary schools
in Kitui County,
Kenya, are bullied.
To examine the
effect of bullying
on academic
achievement in
integrated public
secondary schools
in Kitui County
Main research
question: How
prevalent is
bullying among
students attending
integrated public
secondary schools
in Kitui County?
Guiding research
questions:
What impact does
bullying have on
academic success
in integrated public
secondary schools
in Kitui County?
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The survey was
undertaken in Kitui
County. The
eastern boundary is
Kititui West
District, the south
is Kititui District,
and the west is
Kititui Rural
District. Kitui
serves as the
country's
administrative
center. There were
31 high schools in
the district, which
was split into three
sections:
Kyangwithya,
Kalundu and
Miambani.
Research Design:
Mixed methods
The researcher
assessed the study's
findings both
quantitatively and
qualitatively.
A descriptive
research
approach was
used in this
study. A group
of individuals
is given a set
of questions in
a survey to
discuss or
distribute as
part of a
descriptive
research
design in order
to gather data
On prevalence of
bullying,
Bullying may be
exacerbated by
low self-esteem.
Students made
themselves feel
strong by
threatening
others or
considering
others as victims.
To obtain the
data, the
researchers
used a list of
questions that
contained both
closed and
open questions.
Closed
questions have
a detrimental
impact on
responses
because the
respondent is
forced to
answer
questions in the
manner of a
researcher.
The findings sugg
reduce the amount
school administrat
teachers must ado
actions. Teachers
with students of th
What actions
should the school
take to combat
bullying among
students attending
integrated public
secondary schools
in Kitui County?
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