Bullying-Victimization, Resilience, and Adjustment in College Students

Background: Bullying and victimization remained severe and widespread issues in schools and colleges, and its occurrence has been well recognized via a large scale national and international studies (Konishi et al., 2009). The current study aimed to examine the relationship between bullying-victimization, resilience, and students’ adjustments (academic, social and psychological). Furthermore, the mediating role of resilience between bullying-victimization and adjustments. Subjects and Methods: This correlational study was conducted through an online survey and a sample of 200 college students, between the age of 15 to 20, was taken through purposive sampling technique. For assessment purpose, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, The Multidimensional Peer-Victimization Scale, and Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire were used. The results and demographic details were retrieved using SPSS version 20. Results: The results indicated that bullying-victimization has a negative relationship with resilience (p < .05) and students’ adjustments. However, resilience was found to be significantly and positively associated with students’ adjustments (p < .01). The findings of Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin and Bartlett’s Test of Sphericity showed the appropriateness of sample data for conducting factor analysis. Mediation analysis revealed that resilience significantly mediates between bullying-victimization and adjustments. Conclusion: It was concluded that bullying-victimization has a negative relationship with resilience and students’ academic, social and psychological adjustments. Furthermore, resilience is positively associated with students’ adjustments. Moreover, resilience mediates the relationship between bullying-victimization and adjustment.