Bullying and its Relationship to Academic Achievement Among High School Students

Abstract

Bullying is one of the problems that some students face in schools, which often affects their academic performance. This research aims to determine the level of bullying and academic achievement among students and to what extent bullying predicts academic achievement among the samples. The population of this study includes schools in Soran Autonomous Administration, and the sample consists  (of 565) students in grades (10 and 11) of high school. This study uses a quantitative descriptive method and a survey form to obtain data. The researcher developed a scale to measure the level of bullying and to measure academic achievement; this research relied on students' test scores. This study's results show that the bullying level in schools is statistically high and significant, and academic achievement is low. Furthermore, the results show a negative relationship between bullying and academic achievement, while bullying predicts lower academic grades. In addition, the researchers have made several recommendations based on the results obtained in this study.