Analysis of Bullying Case Problem in Junior High School

Abstract

Bullying is one of the most serious acts of school violence for educators, parents, and the public. According to the National Commission for Child Protection, incidences of bullying increase every year, in 2015 the number of bullies increased by 39%. The aim of this research is to describe the condition of bullying behavior among students in schools. The data were collected from 208 samples of junior high school students. A univariate analysis was conducted to show respondent characteristics and a description of the questionnaire results per-statement points was included. The results of the research showed that most bullying perpetrators were senior students as much as 87 respondents (41.8%), 34 respondents (16.3%) had become bullies, and 67 respondents (32.2%) had become victims of bullying. The majority of bullying incidents were in the lowest category, which was as many as 197 respondents (94.7%). The highest impact of bullying felt by the respondents was hurt feelings, which was as many as 93 respondents (44.7%). This research can further be a reference for schools to develop anti-bullying policies for dealing with bullying.