Abstract: Bullying is a repeated, conscious action that harms others due to an imbalance in power between the perpetrator and the victim. Based on the KPAI (Komisi Perlindungan Anak Indonesia) from 2011 to August 2014, there were 369 complaints related to bullying, which a quarter of total complaints were bullying in the school environment. Bullying can affect children's development and cause other problems in the children's life. Various studies have shown a correlation of bullying behavior both as perpetrators and victims with cognitive deficits. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of bullying behavior to the cognitive development of elementary school students in Punggul Village. This study is an observational analytic study using the cross-sectional method. Total sampling was 64 respondents using consecutive sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criteria in the population. The results of the study show a significant relationship between bullying status of children who are the perpetrator of bullying towards cognitive development (p = <0.01) with moderate correlation (r = -0.579). There is also a significant relationship between bullying status of children who are victims of bullying towards cognitive development (p = <0.01) with moderate correlation (r = -0.444). The conclusion is there a relation between bullying behavior and cognitive development of elementary school students in Punggul Village. Implementation of strategies to suppress bullying in schools needs to be improved to reduce the possibility of bullying.
Keywords: Bullying, Cognitive, Elementary School.
Title: BULLYING BEHAVIOR AFFECT TO COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PUNGGUL VILLAGE
Author: Cindy Anastasia Okhotan, I Gusti Ngurah Bagus Rai Mulya Hartawan, Esther Ivana Okhotan, Ida Ayu Mas Prabhasuari
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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