The Effect of Social, Verbal, Physical, and Cyberbullying Victimization on Academic Performance. Issue 1 (2nd January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Torres, Christopher E.; D'Alessio, Stewart J.; Stolzenberg, Lisa
• Is Part Of: Victims & offenders. Volume 15:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 21
• Publication Date: 2020-01-02
• Subjects: Adolescence -- bullying victimization -- social bullying -- academic performance -- ordinal regression -- relational bullying; Victims of crimes -- Periodicals; Criminals -- Periodicals; 362.8805
• DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2019.1681571
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1556-4886

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Using data drawn from the 2015 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, we investigate whether specific types of bullying experienced by a youth influences his or her academic performance. The cross-sectional sample of adolescents is nationally representative and is composed of 4, 610 middle and high school students ages twelve to eighteen (51% male, average age 14.7). Using General Strain Theory as a backdrop, we contribute to the extant literature by making an empirical distinction between social (also known as relational), verbal, physical, and cyberbullying victimization. Ordinal regression results show that while a composite measure of bullying victimization does attenuate a youth's academic performance, most of this effect is due to social bullying victimization which remains robust notwithstanding a multitude of model specifications.