A new study, recently presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Las Vegas, found that bullying victims ofter suffer academically. The data presented showed that students who had been bullied in the 10th grade had their grade point average lowered by an average of 0.049 points compared to students who were not bullied.
But the results show that the impact of bullying is most severe for high-achieving African-American and Latino students. They study found that black students who had grade point averages of 3.5 or higher in ninth grade and then were bullied in 10th grade saw their GPAs decline by 0.3 points by 12th grade compared to students who were not bullied.
The authors of the study are Lisa M. Williams, a doctoral student at Ohio State University and Anthony A. Peguero, a professor of sociology at Virginia Tech.
Uchunguzi wa hivi karibuni uliofanywa katika mkutano wa kila mwaka wa American Sociological Association huko Las Vegas, Marekani, ulionyesha kwamba watu wanaotendewa vibaya na wengine wanaathiriwa sana na hali hiyo. Takwimu zilizotolewa zilionyesha kuwa wanafunzi ambao walikuwa wamedhulumiwa katika darasa la kumi walikuwa na wastani wa alama ya daraja iliyopunguzwa kwa wastani wa 0.049 ikilinganishwa na wanafunzi ambao hawakuwa na udhalilishaji. Hata hivyo, matokeo ya utafiti huo yanaonyesha kuwa unyanyasaji wa kijamii ni mbaya zaidi kwa wanafunzi wa asili ya Afrika na Latinos. Wanafunzi weusi ambao walikuwa na wastani wa alama ya 3.5 au zaidi katika darasa la tisa na kisha walinyanyaswa katika darasa la kumi waliona GPA yao ikishuka kwa pointi 0.3 katika darasa la kumi na mbili ikilinganishwa na wanafunzi ambao hawakuonyanyaswa. Utafiti huo ulifanywa na Lisa M. Williams, mwanafunzi wa shahada ya kwanza katika Chuo Kikuu cha Jimbo la Ohio, na Anthony A. Peguero, profesa wa sosholojia katika Chuo Kikuu cha Virginia.