Increasing Knowledge and Students Attitude Through Health Education on Bullying

Abstract

Background: Bullying is defined as an act by using power to hurt a person or group of people verbally, physically, and psychologically so that the victim feels depressed, traumatized, and helpless. Children and adolescents falling victim to bullying are more at risk of health problems, both physically and mentally. This Study aimed to find out the effect of bullying health education on students' knowledge and attitudes about bullying in elementary school. Material and Methods: This study is an experimental research with pre-experimental design research method without using control group. Respondents were the sixgrade students at the Aroepala State Elementary School who were enrolled and actively participated in the study for at least 6 months as many as 60 people. A data analysis method using Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test, to examine scores from two samples couple and nonstandard distribution data, namely pre-test and post-test in experiment group. Result: Results show that bullying health education by the group method can improve students' knowledge and attitude about bullying (p=0.000). Conclusion: It is recommended that schools should have local content on bullying materials integrated into subjects so as to improve students' understanding of bullying behavior.