The Gendered Impact: Exploring Cyberbullying Effects on Academic Performance and Self-Efficacy Among University Students

The aim of our research is to study the impact of cyberbullying on academic performance and self-efficacy of individuals.We also want to observe gender differences in response to cyberbullying.The research adopted a quantitative approach and gathered data from two hundred (N=200) participants, consisting of (n=92) males and (n=108) females selected from "The Islamia University of Bahawalpur".Purposive sampling technique was used to acquire all participants, and data was collected using different questionnaires.Three scales were used to determine the effects of cyberbullying on the academic performance and self-efficacy of university students.The names of the scales used are the Cyber Victim and Bullying Scale (CVBS), Academic Performance Scale (APS), and General Self-efficacy Scale (GSE).To analyze the datademographic characteristics table, correlation, multiple regression, ANOVA, and independent sample t-test were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).Ultimately, it was concluded that cyberbullying has a negative impact on academic performance and selfefficacy.It was also found that cyberbullying has a greater effect on the academic performance and self-efficacy of female university students than that of male university students.