The Influence of School Bullying Experiences During Primary and Secondary School on College Students' Peer Interaction

Jiaqi Zhai

doi:10.54097/z18qgq23

Authors

Jiaqi Zhai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/z18qgq23

Keywords:

Anxiety, school bullying, healthy.

Abstract

This study employed a literature review to explore the impact of bullying experiences on the emotions (anxiety and depression) and peer relationships of college students among high-achieving middle and high school students. A previous study on the emotional impact involved 600 middle and high school students (300 victims and 300 controls), revealing that the victims had significantly higher scores and positive proportions on anxiety and depression scales compared to the control group. The duration of bullying was strongly correlated with emotional problems, with relational bullying being the most harmful. Another previous study on the impact on peer relationships involved 800 undergraduate students (420 victims and 380 controls), finding that the quality of peer relationships among victims was significantly lower than that of the control group. The negative impact of relational bullying was more pronounced, with social anxiety and interpersonal trust playing a partial mediating role (accounting for 42.3% of the mediating effect). The study pointed out the limitations of the samples and measurements, proposed intervention suggestions, and indicated future research directions. Ultimately, it confirmed that bullying experiences among high-achieving middle and high school students have significant and lasting negative impacts on the emotions and peer relationships of college students.

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