Causes and Effects of Bullying in the Behavioral Performance of Grade 12 ABM Students at Bestlink College of the Philippines School Year 2018-2019

Abstract

Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior manifested using force or coercion to, particularly when the behavior is habitual and involves an imbalance of power. It can include verbal harassment, physical assault or coercion and may be directed repeatedly towards victims, perhaps on grounds of race, religion, gender sexuality, or ability. Bullying consists of basic types of abuse emotional, verbal, and physical. There are many ways to bully, and these bullying tactics may include spreading social rumors, pressuring others to obtain the right answers to get good grades, intimidating others, name-calling, stealing belongings, and even hitting or teasing other students, they have the advantage to control any situation that may arise. The type of research used in this study is Qualitative research. Qualitative research is a scientific method of observation to gather non-numerical data. The type of qualitative research used is Descriptive Design which aims to describe the variable or the current state of phenomenon. This study concentrated on the assessment of the Causes and effectsof bullying in the behavioral performance with grade 12 ABM students as respondents. Variable 1: Common causes of bullying. Based on the findings of the research, the following are the common causes of bullying; appearance, insecurities, lack of confidence, the way they think and act, and boredom. Variable 2: Common effects of bullying. Based on the findings of the research, if the victims are being bullied, these are the common effects that they will get; they will be lonely, they won’t have confidence, it will affect their school performance, they will attempt to suicide, they will be traumatized and will not attend their school anymore. Nowadays the topic about bullying spread quickly using social media, but there are cases that the victim is quiet that’s why friends as well as family didn’t know about the situation. This research paper aims to know the insight of the students regarding bullying, because school can be a place of it. The researchers came up to the results and gave recommendations to the following: for the parents, they should be aware of the various form of bullying and communicate with their children about the happenings in school. Constant communication is the key. For the students, educate them about the causes and effects of bullying, and communicate with teachers and other school staff.