Abstract: This study examined the prevalence and effects of bullying among adolescents in Cotabato City. It sought to find out the demographic profile of the grade seven students in terms of age, sex, average family monthly income, type of school, and respondents ‘closeness to a family member. It also investigated the nature of bullying in terms of verbal, social and physical aspects and its prevalence and effects. The coping strategies used by the respondents against bullying were also explored. Descriptive-comparative method was utilized in describing the variables comprised in this research. Survey questionnaires served as the main tool in generating data from 368 respondents from private and public secondary schools. The results disclosed that ages range from 10 to 15 years old. The respondents were 149 male and 215 female. The average family monthly income is ranging from P5,000.00 to P10,000.00. Most of them close to their mothers. The nature of bullying had been identified as verbal, social and physical which the respondents reported as rarely experienced. Furthermore, this study found out that respondents were categorized into two: bullied and both bullied and bully. Thus, the assumption that there is a significant difference on the emotional effects of bullying between the bullied and both bullied and bully. Nevertheless, respondents who experienced bullying adopted effective strategies in coping with it like telling their parents, reporting to school authority or counselor and avoiding the person. Moreover, closed collaboration among agencies like the Department of Education, school, home, and stakeholders must be maintained in order to control the prevalence of bullying in school.
Keywords: Effects of Bullying, Descriptive-comparative method, Department of Education, South Central Mindanao.
Title: THE PREVALENCE AND EFFECTS OF BULLYING IN SCHOOL SETTING AMONG ADOLESCENTS
Author: LOURDES C. ALCAZAREN, MA
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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