BULLYING IN UNIVERSITIES: EFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Mudasar Ali Nadeem Institute of Social & Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan
  • Ahmed Usman Institute of Social & Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.683

Abstract

The current study was carried out with the objective of analyzing the relationship between bullying behavior and the mental health and academic performance of university students. The data was collected from students of 3 top universities in the province of Punjab that are geographically listed as south, north, and central Punjab universities. In particular, the Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi is in the north of Punjab, the University of the Punjab in Lahore is in the middle, and the Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan is in the south. In this regard, the Finger et al. (2008) bullying scale was used to assess the prevalence of bullying, consisting of three subclasses classified as physical, verbal and social bullying, also the Ayas & Horzum (2010) cyber bullying scale was used to measure the prevalence of cyber bullying. The Brady-Amoon and Fuertes (2011) academic performance scale was used to assess the academic performance of the students, and the Mental Health Inventory (M.H.I.) by the Department of Health and Aging, Canberra scale was used to analyze mental health status among the respondents. The adapted scale was shared with the students and data collected through survey and Screening method was applied to randomly selected respondents from each university and after screening there were 403 bullied respondents. Results were obtained while using regression analysis by using SPSS and Smart PLS SEM software. Major findings showed that bullying behavior had a negative and significant effect on the mental health and academic performance of the students. 

Keywords: Bullying behavior, physical bullying, verbal bullying, social bullying, cyber bullying, mental health, academic performance

Author Biographies

  • Mudasar Ali Nadeem, Institute of Social & Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan

    Ph.D. Scholar 

  • Ahmed Usman, Institute of Social & Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan

    Professor of Sociology 

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Published

2022-09-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 03 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research PJSR

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“BULLYING IN UNIVERSITIES: EFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 03, pp. 29–37, Sep. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.683.