The effect of peer bullying on the academic achievement of university students

The aim of the research is to reveal the relationship between peer bullying experienced by university students and their academic achievements according to the views of the university students. The study group determined by criterion sampling method consists of 372 university students studying at Munzur University in the 2023-2024 academic year in Tunceli province. "Peer Bullying Identification Scale-Adolescent Form" and "Personal Information Form" were used in the research. SPSS 27 and Lisrel 8.8 software packages were used for the scale's validity and reliability analyses. According to the findings of the research, it was concluded that the average scores of university students for experiencing bullying and bullying others were low. As a result of the Spearman’ Rho test, which was conducted to determine the relationship between peer bullying experienced by students and their academic achievement, a negative, significant and low level relationship was revealed between peer bullying and academic achievement.