BULLYING AND ITS IMPACT ON THE WELL-BEING AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN IMO EAST, NIGERIA
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Abstract
This study examined the impact of bullying on the well-being and academicperformance of language learners in Imo East Senatorial District, Imo State. The objectives wereto examine the influence of bullying on psychological well-being, classroom participation, andacademic engagement of language learners. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Thepopulation comprised all senior secondary school students (SS1–SS3) in Imo East SenatorialDistrict, while a sample of 500 students was selected using a multi-stage sampling technique fromfive schools across five randomly selected LGAs out of the nine in Imo East Senatorial District.Data was collected using a structured, closed-ended questionnaire titled “The Impact of Bullyingon the Well-being and Academic Performance of Language Learners in Imo East SenatorialDistrict, Imo State ”, thereby confirming the instrument’s reliability using Cronbach