The Effects of Verbal Bullying in the Self-Confidence of Grade 12 ABM Students In Bestlink College of the Philippines S.Y. 2018-2019

Abstract

World Health Organization defines bullying as a threat or physical use of force, aiming at the individual, another person, a specific community or group which can result in injury, death, physical damage, some development disorders or deficiency. Common causes of verbal bullying is Defining, Yelling and Name Calling. The effects of verbal bullying to someone's self-confidence are low self-esteem and isolation. The concept of bullying at school is not new, however it has been increasing in recent years. Since bullying in school is an issue, the researchers proposed a study that will determine the Effects of Verbal Bullying in the Self -Confidence of Grade 12 ABM Students in terms of the following variables: Activities, Performance and Attendance. The researchers used a descriptive research design to identify the effects of bullying in the self-confidence of the Grade 12 ABM students. A purposive sampling technique were used to picked the specific respondents of the study. There were (50) selected students from different sections answered the questionnaire which would determine the findings of the study. Based on the results of the study the variable ATTENDANCE with an average mean of 3.89 indicates that bullying greatly affects the academic performance and the self-confidence of the students resulting to low self-esteem. The effects of verbal bullying in the self-confidence of the students shows negative effects where the respondents agreed in all the sited variables. Moreover, they also agreed that causes of bullying rooted from yelling, defining and name calling.