A STUDY ON BULLYING

A Research presented to the faculty of

God the Almighty Academy Inc.

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Subject English, Mathematics, and Computer 10

By:
Jeddai Hannan Marpuri
Lyka Rose C. Flores
Richmond Sarreal

April 15, 2018

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 Acknowledgements

We, the researchers wanted to express our deepest and sincerest gratitude to the special persons
who have become our inspiration for the success of this study.

The Almighty God, who is the source of life, who granted us wisdom, knowledge and strength,
who is our protector and for giving us patience for the fulfilment of the study.

To our beloved parents and guardians, who are always there to support in everything that we do,
guide at the decisions we make and for the untiring love that they gave.

To our beloved principal, Mrs. Cynthia Aguilar-Tiong, for reminding us to finish our thesis as
soon as possible that we can.

To our teachers, who guides us and shares their knowledge. .

To my fellow classmate, who shows cooperation and shares idea and knowledge that help in
constructing of the project.

Lord, Jesus Christ. This piece of work was whole heartedly offered to you.

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Dedications
 The researchers would like to dedicate this study to our Almighty God, to our love ones,
especially our beloved parents and guardians who supported us at the very first until the end of
the research, to our fellow classmate who have made this school year this happy and memorable,
to our teachers, for their guidance and patience.

We would also like to dedicate this for the students who have experience this kind of thing in
their life that they have overcome.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE 1

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 2

DEDICATION 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4-5

CHAPTER

1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

Introduction 6

Background of the Study 7

Statement of the Problem 8

Assumptions 8

Significance of the Study 8

Scope and Limitations 9

Definition of Terms 9

2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 10

Conceptual Literature 10

Related Literature 10

3 METHODOLOGY 11
 Research Design 11

Research Subject 11

Subject of the Study 11

Data Gathering 11

Statistical Treatment 11

4 PRESENTATIONS, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 12-

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5 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 22

Summary

Conclusions

Recommendations

REFERENCES 23-26

Questionnaires

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Chapter I

The Problem and it’s Background

1.1 Introduction

School is a place where children learn new things and develop their character and skills. This
place also helps them to mold themselves into something that they wanted to be. School is
considered to be the “second home” but we cannot guarantee the safety of children in it because
this can also be a battlefield, a place of survival may it seem where the strongest are honored
while the weakest once are bullied.

Bullying is said to be an act of intentionally causing harm to other, through verbal harassment,
physical assault, or more subtle methods of coercion such as manipulation. Bullying in school is
also referred to as peer abuse. In colloquial speech, bullying often describe as form of
“harassment” perpetrated by an abuser who possesses more physical or social power and
dominance than the victim.

Well, the concept of bullying in schools is not new today yet, it is needed to give much attention
to prevent the increase of numbers of victims.

1.2 Background of the study

Bullying isn’t new news to us but still it is a big problem that most schools faced. As the years
passed by, the rate of the bullying here in Philippines increased not only in schools, but also
throughout the internet. Bullying can affect a person physically, mentally, emotionally, socially
and spiritually. It can change the perspective of a person towards its life that might lead into such
worst scenarios specifically; death. Bullying can really change one’s life

Character traits are all the aspects of a person’s behaviour and attitude that make up that person’s
personality. Each one of us has a different combination of traits that makes up to have a
personality that we are the only one has and make us unique. Bullying is all about behaviour,
how they interact and behave on their surroundings. The researchers conducted this study to
determine the traits of the bully and the victim so we can easily detect and monitor them. This
would help us to immediately make an action to prevent more severe events that might happen.

Behavior is one of the most mysterious aspects of human composition. It does affect everyone
and everything around you. Bullying may not be considered as a serious mental problem rather it
is a rude or unacceptable action toward others that may cause physical or mental pressure
towards the victim. Bullies are people who have their reasons too. They might have gone under
the same reasons or they just want to avenge them or there are other factors that make them like
that. The hypothesis of our study will soon turn out as a fact as soon as we finished our study.

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1.3 Statement of the problem
Bullying still appears to be a big hindrance to one’s emotional growth; hence, it also affects the
victim physically.

Main problem:
What are the traits of the bullied and the bullies?

Specific Problem:
What are the factors that triggers for him to be bullied or to bully?

1.4 Assumptions

After a month of studying, we researchers hypothesized that those who possessed much
negatives traits are the one who are most likely to bully than to be bullied.

1.5 Significance of the study

The result of this study would help a certain group or individual maybe able to gain are follow:

Students- This helps them to be aware and knowledgeable about the behaviour of an individual.
They could also be a big help in making the first step to prevent bullying.

Parents- Help them to have a sense in such a way they should be the role model of their children
to avoid developing such behaviours thus, they will have the strategies for the development of
their children. This can prevent them doing worst things such as committing suicide.

School- Where children starts to develop and learn things and choose to be what they want and
who they really are. They can build up new ideas on how bullying can be prevented and be
solved easily to help children to have a happy and peaceful path as they grow up. They can also
guide them and teaches them to be interested in such things such as simply having an interaction
with other people.

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1.6 Scope and limitations
 This scope focuses on the traits of junior and senior highschool students who bully and gets
bullied and what are the factors that trigger them to bully an individual or to be bullied by
someone. This study directly involves bullies and those who are bullied. This study aims to
deepen our knowledge on why and how bullies act that way. This will us understand them and in
the same time help them as well through giving care love and attention.

1.7 Definition of terms

Bullying- the process of intimidating or mistreating somebody weaker or in a more vulnerable

situation.

Bully- An aggressive person who intimidates or mistreats weaker people

Behavior- the way in which somebody behaves.

Coercion- is the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.

Colloquial- used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

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Chapter II

Review of Related Literature

2.1 Conceptual literature

Bullying and harassment are not new issues that students and schools face. In fact, over the years
it has been view as being so common place in schools that it has been overlooked as a threat to
students and reduced to a belief that bullying in a development stage that most youth will
experience the get over.

The harassment is not isolated to schools alone. But schools are the best place to actively
intervene. Teachers, administrators, counselors and even students have the greatest access to the
most students through a school system it is here that school stuff can intervene, support and
educate students about ending bullying behaviors directly and indirectly: breaking the bullying
cycle. This paper will address bullying in general at all grade level but its intervention focus will
be at the highschool level.

According also to Harris and Hathorn, “Because adolescence is a difficult time in childs
maturation, bullying exacerbates this difficult times by forming barriers to positive connections
with other students and school faculty members. Consequently, the presence of bullying at
school often creates a barrier for young people to develop into well adjusted adults”.
Highschool is the last opportunity educators have to work with students at building characters for
some students this maybe the last opportunity for an intervention to change behaviour, before
they become adults in the work place, with a family in the community at large.

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2.2 Research literature

Today, bullying is considered to be one of the most common and pervasive forms of school
violence (Swearer & Doll, 2001). Much of what has been learned to date comes from studies
conducted in Scandinavian countries, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Australia, the Netherlands,
and Japan (Banks, 1997; Olweus, 1993). An important conclusion drawn from this research is
the universality of bullying behaviors (Macklem, 2003). Bullying is a problem in all schools and
countries around the world.

Throughout the 1990s, a number of studies were conducted to understand the prevalence and
incidence of bullying. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2004)
reported that approximately 50% of all children had been bullied while in school and that 10% of
those that had been bullied were victimized on a regular basis. A subsequent study, representing
the first nationwide research on bullying in the U.S., was conducted by the National Institute of
Child Health and Development. This study found that in grades sixth through tenth, 16% of
students indicated that others had bullied them during the current term. Almost 30% reported that
they had been involved as a bully, a victim, or both (Nansel, Overpeck, Pilla, Ruan, Simons-
Morton, and Scheidt, 2001). Ericson (2001) used these data to estimate that 1.6 million students
in these grades were bullied at least once a week. Moreover, based on the original study, the
National Institute of Child Health and Development found that bullying behaviors were a marker
for involvement in future violence-related behaviors. In fact, it reported that children and youth
that engaged in bullying behaviors were the group most at risk for engaging in violent behaviors
over time (Nansel, T.R., Overpeck, M.,D., Haynie, D.L., Ruan, W.J., & Scheidt , 2003).

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Chapter III

Methodology
3.1 Research design

This study involves about the behaviour of a bully and the victim and how it affects it peers, this
study furthermore dig into the world of bullies and victim and to know what are the factors that
triggers a bully to hurt and someone to get bullied.

3.2 Research environment

This study is conducted at the schools in the areas of Dasmariñas City of Cavite.

3.3 Subject of the study

The population of the study are the junior and senior highschool from public and private schools
wherein 25 sully and 25 victim are surveyed.

3.4 Data Gathering

The researchers personally hand out the questionnaires to the 50 highschool students, 25 bullies
and 25 victims. There is no time limit given. After the questionnaires have been answered, it was
been immediately organized, tallied and calculated.

3.5 Statistical Treatment

The data collected were organized and analyzed through frequency distribution analysis or
simple percentage using the following formula:

Percentage = number of obtained answer x 100

total number of respondents

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Chapter IV

Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data

This chapter presented, analyzed and interpreted all the data that’s been collected throughout the
study, which is based on the results of the questionnaire, deals with a quantitative analysis of
data.

How often is your mother present?

(Bully)

Always
24% Sometimes
36% Never

40%

This data shows the percentage of the mother’s presence of the bully. It shows that 36% for
always, 40% for sometimes and 24% for never.

How often is your mother present?

(victims)
Always
12% Sometimes
Never

28%
60%

This data shows the presence of the mother for the victims. It highly shows that 60% in always
28% for sometimes and 12% never.

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 How often is your father present
(bully)
Always
28% Sometimes
32% never

40%

This data shows the presence of the bully’s father: 28% always, 40% sometimes and 32% never.

How often is their father present

(victims)
Always
16% Sometimes
Never
36%

48%

It shows the presence of the victim’s father: 36% always, 40% sometimes and 32% never.

After observing the results, we can see that the person who bully has a low percentage of the
presence of their parents to guide them than those of the victims. This largely shows that there is
a huge impact on the children according to the presence of their parents to guide them.

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 Mother's highest educational at -
tainment (bully)
NKP
Elementary
Highschool
36% College
Vocational
Masteral
64%

Mother's highest educational at -

tainment (VICTIMS)
NKP
4% Elementary
Highschool
Vocational
36% College
Masteral
Doctoral
56%

4%

This both data display the percentage regarding to their mother’s highest educational attainment
of the bully and the victim. The highest was college. Second, highschool with 36% and last was
vocational and masteral.
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Father's educational attainment

(bully)
4% NKP
Elementary
Highschool
28% Vocational
College
Masteral
56% 12%

Father's highest educational at -

tainment (victim)
NKP
Elementary
12% Highschool
20%
College
Vocational
Masteral

68%

This data display the percentage of the victim’s and the bully’s father’s highest attainment. This
shows a large percentage in college. Second, the highschool graduates that rangest to 20% - 28%.
Third, vocational and the last was masteral.

In this data, it clearly shows that there are some effects of their parent’s educational attainment to
the students that becomes the victim or the bully.
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Gender (bully)

24%
Male
Female

76%

Gender (victim)

Male
Female
48%
52%

The chart shows the percentage of the gender that is more likely to bully or to be the victim. This
shows that males have the highest percentage than the females.
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90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
Residency they grew up
30%
Current residency
20%
10%
0%
Low class Middle Upper mid High class
class class

This data shows the pass and recent residency of the students who are referred to be the victims.
There’s a high percentage in the middle class next in upper mid class and the lowest is the low
class.

Religion
Buddhist none
2% 2%
Iglesia Ni Cristo
12%

Born again christian

16%
Roman
catholic
68%

Roman Catholic – 34
Born Again Christian- 8
Iglesia Ni Cristo- 6
Buddhist-1
None-1
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Parents civil status ( Bully)

60%
40%
20%
0% Parents civil status ( Bully)
ied d ge r rs
r ra
te ria we he
ar p a ar id
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M
Se tm W
o u e d/
th w
wi ido
in W
ng
iL vi

Parent's civil status (victim)

80%
70%
60%
50%
Parent's civil status (victim)
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Married Separated Widowed/ Living in
Widower witout
marriage

It displays the status of parents of the victim and the bully. The data shows nothing much
difference with the status of the parents of being married but there’s a huge difference in being
separated. This data shows that there’s a huge impact of the status of the parents in developing
one’s childrens characteristics.
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Bully
60%

50%

40%
Participate
30% Excel
Gathering
20% Meeting

10%

0%
Always Sometimes Never

Victim

90%
80%
70%
60%
Participate
50%
Excel
40% Gathering
30% Meeting
20%
10%
0%
Always Sometimes Never

This chart explains the participation and activeness of the victim and bully in terms of a
socializing attitude. This shows that there’s an equal results in acquiring and participating in
terms of socializing with other people.
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100%
90%
80% Active
70% Confident
60% Independent
50% Friendly
40% Intelligent
30% Kind
20% Serious
Loyal
10%
Mature
0%

Positive traits of those who bully

70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
Positive traits of the
20% victims
10%
0%
e t t ly nt d s l e e
tiv en en d e Kin iou oya abl tur
Ac nfid end rien ellig Se
r L v
Lo M
a
Co dep F Int
In

This data shows the comparison and difference between the positive traits of the bully and the
victim. It shows a high percentage of being loyal and serious. Being lovable and mature is next
to it. This data tells that victims possessed much positive traits rather than the bully.
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Negative traits of the bully

100%
80%
60%
40% Negative traits of the bully
20%
0%
e g ul t y t e e le e
ssiv din ectf inan oss tien ssiv lsiv sib titiv
e n B a e pu on pe
gr ma sp om p s
Im pos Im esp om
Ag De isre D
D Irr C

Negative traits of victims

70%
60%
50%
40%
30% Negative traits of victims
20%
10%
0%
l nt sy nt ve ve le ve
ive ng u i i
ess ndi ectf ina Bos atie ess uls nsib etiti
r a p m p s p o p
g m
Ag De isre D
s o Im Pos Im esp om
D Ir r C

This shows the difference and comparison of negative traits of the bully and the victim. It clearly
shows that there’s a high percentage of being aggressive is the most traits that a bully possessed.
Next is being bossy, and being dominant among others. This data tells that a bully possessed
much violent traits than the person who become a victim.
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Chapter V
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations

5.1 Summarization
Bullying is a form of abuse. It involves repeated acts over time attempting to create or enforce
one group or person's power over another group or person, thus an "imbalance of power”. The
researchers focus on knowing the traits of a bully and the victims and the factors that triggers for
them to be bullied. We have given out questionnaires to 25 bullies and 25 victims with a total of
50 people. As the questionnaires has been finished answering, the data we’re immediately tallied,
compared, studied and calculated.

5.2 Conclusions

We researchers concluded that the presence of parents as the child is growing up has the one of
the major factors why do they develop such traits. Parents should be the role model of their
children as they grow up. They needed their guidance, protection, attention and love. Mostly, the
one who bully possessed violent traits because they are lack of attention and guidance.

5.3 Recommendation

To get more accurate results, instead of only handing out some questionnaires, try to interview
and observe the students in school on how they behave and interact with other people. This
method might take too long but this is more effective.
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REFERENCE
Name:
Age:
Gender
о Male
о Female
Your highest educational attainment
о NKP
о Elementary
о Highschool
о College
о Vocational
о Masteral
о Doctoral
о Others:
Civil Status
о Single
о In a relationship
о Married
о Dating
о Separated
о Others:
Mother’s highest educational attainment
о NKP
о Elementary
о Highschool
о College
о Vocational
о Masteral
о Doctoral
о Others:

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Father’s highest educational attainment
о NKP
о Elementary
о Highschool
о College
о Vocational
о Masteral
о Doctoral
о Others:
Is your mother employed? If yes, please specify the occupation

Your mother’s total monthly income

о 5,000-10,000
о 10,000-20,000
о 20,000-30,000
о 30,000-40,000
о 40,000-50,000
о 50,000- above
Is your father employed? If yes, please specify the occupation

Your father’s total monthly income

о 5,000-10,000
о 10,000-20,000
о 20,000-30,000
о 30,000-40,000
о 40,000-50,000
о 50,000- above
What kind of residency did you grew up?
о Low class neighbourhood
о Middle class neighbourhood
о Upper middle class neighbourhood
о High class neighbourhood
Current residency
о Low class neighbourhood
о Middle class neighbourhood
о Upper middle class neighbourhood
о High class neighbourhood

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How long have you been living there?
о Less than a month
о 2-5 months
о 6-11 months
о 1 year
о 2-5 years
о More than 5 years
Whom do you live with?
What is your religion?
Civil status of your parents
о Married
о Separated
о Widowed/widower
о Living in without marriage
о Other:
What kind of school do you go to?
о Private sectarian
о Private non sectarian
о Ordinary public school
о Science public school
Did you grow up in a strict environment?
о Yes
о No
How often is your mother present to guide you?
о Always
о Sometimes
о Never
How often is your father present to guide you?
о Always
о Sometimes
о Never
Do you participate actively in class?
о Always
о Sometimes
о Never
Do you excel in class?
о Always
о Sometimes
о Never
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Do you enjoy gathering with new people?
о Always
о Sometimes
о Never
Do you enjoy meeting new people?
о Always
о Sometimes
о Never

Have you been bullied before?

о Yes
о No
Have you bully someone?
о Yes
о No

Check the circles if you are: (positive traits)

о Active
о Confident
о Independent
о Friendly
о Intelligent
о Kind
о Serous
о Loyal
о Lovable
о Mature
(Negative traits)
о Aggressive
о Demanding
о Disrespectful
о Dominant
о Bossy
о Impatient
о Possessive
о Impulsive
о Irresponsible
о Competitive