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Introduction
School are said to be the place where students learn and mold themselves into someone they
wanted to be, but that is not the only condition or situation that schools can give, it can also be a
battle field, a place of survival where famous and beautiful are honored and be respect while
Bullying has become one type of violence that threatens a young person's wellbeing both in
schools and in the neighborhood. Bullying affects individuals, families, schools, and the society
as whole and it may result in the young people feeling powerless, intimidated and humiliated by
the aggressive deeds of fellow mates. Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school
aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated over
time. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone
physically or verbally and excluding someone from a group a purpose. There are also four types
of bullying which is the verbal, physical, social/emotional and cyberbullying. School bullying
generally harms children's ability to learn at school and it is also contributed to the dropout rates
of the schools.
I am conducting this research because bullying is now a big problem in our society and in
our school. We take interest of this topic because we also personally undergone through some
Bullying has become a national epidemic and the behavior of bullying can be examined by
looking at it through the lens of Social Learning theory. According to the social learning theory
as described in Berger,(2015) it's an extension of behaviorism that emphasizes the influence that
other people have over a person's behavior, stating that every person learns through observation
and imitating other people's behavior. This means the bulling behavior was learned by his/her
imitation of someone else or a group of other people. According to (Swearer, Wang, Berry &
Myers, 2014) Social learning theory also knows as social cognitive theory can be used to
explained aggressive bullying behaviors, for example youth who are exposed to domestic
violence in the home are more likely to bully others than those who aren't exposed to domestic
violence and the same goes with children who socialize with aggressive peers: they are more
likely to show aggressive behaviors toward others than those who do not socialize with
aggressive peers. It is apparent that students who bully others is a result of what they see or what
is being done to them. They are hurting and the root is unresolved emotional issues from
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Statement of the problem
This study entitled "Bullying in School in Grade 12 students in Rcbd Saint Anthony
Academy, A.Y. 2021-2022. The purpose of this study is for us to know how bullying affects
3. As a student, what are the possible ways to prevent or avoid bullying here in Rcbd Saint
Anthony Academy.
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Statement of the Hypothesis
H01: There is significance relationship between bullied student and their academic
performance.
1. RCBD Saint Anthony Academy Inc. Administrator – This study will serve as indicator as to
the Bullying in School in grade 12 students IN RCBD Saint Anthony Academy. The survey will
give an actual information which will guide to school in improving this kind of learning.
2. Teachers – This study may serve as an eye opener for teachers to guide their students.
3. Students – The findings of this research will help us know the sentiments of the students about
how to handle their selves of being bullied. The result of the study can pave the way of
4. Parents –This study benefits the parents since they are the one who enrolled their children in
the institution with self-assurance that their children are given enough education to any type of
5. Future Researchers – This study will serve as a resource material for future researchers whose
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
Bullying is said to have a long term effect on its victim. This study helps the victim to be
knowledgeable about the bullies. To further more understand about the contents of this research
paper.
situation.
*Cyber bullying- electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (as a student)
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SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
The study involves on the grade 12 students in Rcbd Saint Anthony Academy, who
encounter bullying. This research data was based on distributing survey questionnaire and its
only fucos on bullying in school in grade 12 students in Rcbd Saint Anthony Academy. The
primary data gathering method was distributing a survey questionnaire and it bases on their
experience on the period. We are only going to distribute the survey questionnaire to the grade
12 students to solve this particular research. This study is limited only to the number of
respondents.
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CHAPTER 2
Related Literature
Cythia (2014) analyzed bullying impact on student’s performance either in short or long
term. She found that there are differences in relationship between bullying level and academic
impact on student’s ability to academically succeed. Nadine found that bullied students have feel
of fear from coming to school because they feel that they are unsafe; therefore, they are unable to
Mundbjerg et al. (2014) analyzed the relationship between bullying in elementary school
in Denmark. They found that bullied students have lower academic achievement in 9th grade and
bullying impacts are larger if it is more severe. Placidius (2013) found that physical bullying was
perceived as a dominant bullying element. Boys prefer to be bullies more than girls. Poor
academic performance was as impact of bullying. Mehta et al. (2013) found that when students
feel that bullying is a phenomenon in their school, they feel that they are unsafe which reflected
Therefore, they have less motivation to do well at school and they do not participate in
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Ammermueller (2012) found that being bullied has a significantly negative impact on present
Brank et al. (2012) indicated that bullying victims are weak, shy, and anxious. They
added that victims’ performance is poor in school and seek to avoid attending school classes for
the purpose of avoiding victimization. Victimization experiencing can lead to poor academic
performance and leading to absenteeism. Skapinakis et al. (2011) found that victims were more
Juvonen, et al. (2011) said that bullying experiences affect victims’ academic
achievement in both direct and indirect ways. So bullied student by his peers may become
worried and afraid of being teased, therefore he may stop participating in class or may has e
trouble in concentrating on class work because of fear. They added that students who are often
subject to be bullied by their peers during school period have less engagement at school and poor
grades.
environmentinfluence academic achievement. Roman and Murillo (2011) found that aggression
in schools has a negative effect on academic achievement in Latin America. They affirmed that
Marcela and Javier (2011) found that bullying is a serious problem throughout Latin
America they indicated that; students who suffer from their peer’s aggression have lower
performance in reading and math than those who do not; and students who are in classrooms
with more physical or verbal violence perform are worse than those in less violent classroom
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settings. Konishi et al. (2010) found that school bullying affects negatively academic
achievement.
Chaux et al. (2009) argued that ten to fifteen percent of adolescents worldwide are bullied
two or more times a month. Skrzypiec (2008) found that third of students who had been seriously
bullied reported having serious difficulties in concentrating and paying attention in class because
of bullying and the fear associated with. Glew et al. (2005) reported that bullying prevents
concentration and subsequent academic achievement since bullying victims lose interest in
learning and experience a drop in academic grades because their attention is distracted from
learning. Mishna (2003) indicated that bullying is “a form of aggression in which there is an
imbalance of power between the bully and the victim that occurs largely in the context of the
peer group”.
Bullying and harassment are not new issues that students and schools face. In fact, over
the years, it has been viewed as being so common place in schools that it has been overlooked as
a threat to students reduced to a belief that bullying is a developmental stage that most youth will
experience then get over (Ross, 2002, p.107). But not everyone gets over the personal trauma
that can come with bullying both for the victim and the bully. This is why it is seen happening by
adults in work places in homes, and in the community. This harassment is not isolated in schools
Teachers, administrators, counselors, and even students have the greatest access to the
most students though a school system. It is here that school staff can intervene, support and
educate students about ending bullying behavior directly and indirectly, breaking the bullying-
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cycle. The paper will address bullying in general at all grade levels, but it's invention focus will
According also to Harris and Hathorn, "Because adolescence is a difficult time in child’s
maturation, bullying exacerbates these difficult times by forming barriers to positive connection
with other students and school faculty member. Consequently, the presence of bullying at school
often creates a barrier for young people to develop into well-adjusted adults. High school is the
last opportunity educators have to work with students at building character for some students this
may be the last opportunity for an intervention to change behavior, before they become adults in
Bullying does not need to be a reality that students face. As more schools adopt whole
school prevention programs and actively work with students, staff, and parents in effectively
addressing the issues of bullying and harassment in each individual school, students will develop
Effects on the victim- Kids who are bullied can experience negative, physical and mental
health issues. Kids who are bullied are more likely to experience. Bullying in the Philippines is
widespread in schools and over the Internet, with a study that states that about 50 per cent of
Pilipino students are bullied in school. Bullying can easily affect both the bully and the victim,
and that’s why the government in the Philippines is working hard to crack down on it. The latest
measures include the signing the anti-bullying act of 2013, which criminalizes any act of
bullying or cyber bullying that happens in the country. Read on to learn about bullying in The
Philippines.
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Related Studies
Peers are involved in 85% of bullying episodes, either as observers or by joining in the
aggression (Craig & Pepler, 1995). The bystanders – students who are aware of bullying – can
have a powerful effect on bullying, positive or negative. However, bullying also directly affects
the bystanders: Observing bullying at school predicted risks to mental health (Rivers, et al.,
2009).
Students who repeatedly bully are more likely to get into frequent fights or be hurt in a
fight, carry a weapon, vandalize property, drink alcohol or smoke, and be expelled or suspended
from school All forms of bullying are significantly associated with increases in suicidal ideation,
both for the victim AND the offender. However, bullying and cyberbullying victimization was a
stronger predictor of suicidal thoughts and behaviors than was bullying and cyberbullying
offending. Bullying victims were 1.7 times more likely and offenders were 2.1 times more likely
to have attempted suicide. It should be acknowledged that among teenagers who committed
suicide after experiencing bullying or cyberbullying many had other emotional and social
stressors in their lives that may have been exacerbated by bullying. (Hinduja & Patchin, 2010).
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Children who are the target of bullying or who are bully-victims are at a significantly
higher risk for a variety of psychosomatic problems (Gini & Pozzoli, 2009). Research shows that
targets of bullying are more likely to be depressed, feel lonely, be anxious, feel unwell, have low
self esteem, avoid social situations, self-medicate (substance use), have lower school
High school students who bullied or were perpetrators and victims of bullying were at the
greatest risk of being involved in violence, engage in multiple types of substance use, and have
academic problems. The link between bullying and other risk behaviors was particularly noted
among urban and African American students (Bradshaw, Waasdorp, Goldweber & Johnson,
2012 60% of students who bullied were convicted of a crime by age 24 and 35% had 3 or more
Youth who report being bullies and victims are at the greatest risk for social
maladjustment and for physical and emotional dating violence victimization (Espelage & Holt,
2007). Youth exhibiting bullying behaviors are also more likely to sexually harass same- and
opposite-sex peers and be physically aggressive with their dating partners (Pepler et al., 2006;
Williams, Conolly, Pepler, Craig, & Laporte, 2008; Brendgen, Vitaro, Tremblay, & Wanner,
2002).
Among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students 85% report being bullied
or harassed because of their sexual or gender identity. In part because of this, the suicide rate for
LGBT students is 3 - 4 times higher than that of the general student population. (Biegel & Kuehl,
2010). Witnessing family violence is one of the risk factors for experiencing or perpetrating
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bullying. 97% of children exposed to family violence reported that they were bullies and victims
For any bullying prevention program to be successful it is necessary for each school to
have a clear and easily understood philosophy that promotes a safe and positive environment.
This philosophy should start during the early childhood years and continue throughout high
school. Three values which promote a positive climate and develop a basis for a bullying
prevention program include the belief that all children can learn, people should be treated with
respect 21 and dignity, and there is no place for violence in the school. (Orpinas & Home, 2006.
p. 85) Bullying is associated with several behaviors that pose risk to the adolescents' physical and
psychological health.
Even though both boys and girls engage in bullying behaviors, their method of bullying is
usually quite different. For example, boys use more physical violence, whereas girls are usually
more verbally abusive and engage in group exclusion. These are two different types of bullying
behavior either direct or indirect. Direct bullying can be either verbal or physical in nature.
Verbal bullying includes such behaviors as taunting, teasing, name calling, and spreading
rumors. Physical bullying encompasses behaviors, such as hitting, kicking, pushing, choking,
and destruction ofproperty or theft. Indirect bullying is often more subtle and can include
behaviors such as threats, obscene gestures, excluding others from a group, and manipulation of
friendships.
humiliate, embarrass, or demean another individual based on their gender or sexual orientation.
(Olsen, 2006) Bullying consist of both indirect and direct behavior. Direct behaviors, which are
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more commonly seen in boys, consist of calling names, teasing, taunting, threatening, hitting,
using a weapon, and stealing by one or more individuals against a victim. While bullying
behavior of boys is usually more direct in nature, girls tend to use more subtle tactics, which can
be more indirect in nature. In-direct behaviors include spreading rumors, exclusion or isolation
from peers, and or manipulating relationships and or friendships. In fact, bullying victims are
also isolated by other non-bullying peers, because these peers do not want to be associated with a
This ultimately isolates bully victims even more. This type of complete isolation is not
only painful, but becomes problematical for anyone in coping in a hostile environment with
virtually no support or even a friend to help relieve some of the pressure and anguish that a bully
victim faces on a daily basis. Other children who witness bullying, the bystander, may also feel
guilt that they cannot help the victim, because they either don't know how or perhaps, they feel
threatened themselves. Being an adolescent has never been easy, particularly in today's
desensitized society where violence is prevalent. Adolescence, especially those who are victims
of bullying, have a hard time coping and functioning in such a stressful and aggressive
Another form of indirect bullying is called cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is done
electronically through the internet via emails and on-line chat rooms. Students can now enter the
personal space of their victims that violates them and their rights inside their own homes through
their computers. Not only is their school environment a hostile and threatening place, but this
hostility and these threats can reach them in the safety of their home. Students who are victims of
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cyber bullying are subject to threatening emails or have hostile and abusive messages posted
Common characteristics of bullies include lack of empathy or concern for others. Bullies
also tend to demonstrate a strong need to dominate and subdue their peers. They are usually hot
tempered and become enraged easily. Bullies usually tend to pick victims who are weaker and
use intimidation such as threats or compromise one's reputation. Bullies are usually physically
aggressive and they tend to be defiant, oppositional, and aggressive towards adults and authority
Figures.
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
perspectives and understanding of a particular situation. The focus of this study is what people
experience in regard to some phenomenon and how they interpret those experiences
Our chosen respondents are all grade 12 students in Rcbd Saint Anthony Academy, A.Y. 2021-
2022 for identification for bullying. And we use the snowball sampling.
The data gathering method used was questionnaire-checklist. We are going to give them a survey
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GATHERING DATA PROCEDURE
study to obtain some ideas. Finally the researchers able to do and it was presented to their
teacher. After the teacher had corrected and approval the questionnaire. The researchers will
xerox them into 20 copies. And by conducting our research we are asking the permission from
the respondents to be part of the study as well as the teachers approval in conducting this study
The materials and instruments to be used for gathering data are the questionnaire-
Questionnaire-checklist
The questionnaire-checklist is the main instruments used in the gathering data. It was
employed primarily to come up with the perception of respondents concerning the subject matter
Good (2009,). A questionnaire is a list of planned, writtin questions related to a particular topic
with space provided for indicating the response to each questions intended for submission to a
numbers of persons for reply, commonly used in normative survey studies and in the
INTERVIEW
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The inerview technique will also be used to complement the gathering of data for the
study. Interview provide information which may be confidential that may not ordinarily be given
stimulates the respondents to give the needed information for the study.
SAMPLING DESIGN
non-probability sampling technique where existing study subjects recruit future subjects study
their acquaintances. Thus the sample group is said to grow like a rolling snowball. As the sample
tabulated and organized including those derive from interview, observation and documentary
analysis. The data presented analyzed and interpreted with the used of frequency counts and
percentage.
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℅=f/n x 100
Where
℅- percentage
CHAPTER IV
This chapter presents analysis, finding and interpretation of data. For the clearer presentation
appropriate tables were used. All findings gathered from the distributing questionnaire-checklist
TABLE 1
Q.1 Did you encounter bullying? If yes is it verbal, emotional, physical or cyberbullying?
Frequency Percentage
Verbal 5 25%
Emotional 9 45%
Physical 4 20%
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Cyberbullying 2 10%
Total 20 100%
Based on the survey of the researchers and the responses of our choosen respondent, five (5)
or twenty five percent (25%) of them answered that they encounter verbal bullying. Nine (9) or
fourty five percent (45%) of them answered that they encounter emotional bullying. Four (4) or
twenty percent (20%) of them answered physical bullying. And two (2) or ten percent (10%) of
them answered that they encounter cyberbullying. Most of the grade 12 Senior High School
students of RCBD Saint Anthony Academy answered that they encounter emotional bullied.
Table 2
Frequency Percentage
I haven't bullied
1-2 15 75%
3-4 3 15%
Total 20 100%
Based on the study of the researchers and the responses of our 20 chosen respondents
fifteen (15) or seventy five percent (75%) answered that they encounter bully in 1-2 kids. Three
(3) or fifteen percent (15%) answered 3-4 kids who bullied them. And two (2) or ten percent
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Most of the grade 12 Senior High School students of RCBD Saint Anthony Academy
TABLE 3
Frequency Percentage
Low grades
Trauma 5 25%
Stress 4 20%
Depression 2 10%
Total 20 100%
Based on the study of the researchers and the responses of our 20 chosen respondents they
answered what are the affects of bullying on their selves. Five (5) or twenty five percent (25%)
of them answered trauma. Eight (8) or fourty percent (40%) that they loss their self confidence.
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Four (4) or twenty percent (20%) answered that they are stress. Two (2) or ten percent (10%) of
them answered depression. And one (1) or five percent (5%) answered that they afraid f going
school.
Most of the grade 12 Senior High School students of RCBD Saint Anthony Academy
answered that the affects of the bullying is they loss self confidence.
TABLE 4
Q.4 As a students what are the possible ways to prevent or avoid bullying here in RCBD Saint
Anthony Academy?
Frequency Percentage
Total 20 100%
Based on the study of the researchers and the responses of our 20 chosen respondents, two
(2) or ten percent (10%) of them answered that they can prevent or avoid bullying here in RCBD
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Saint Anthony Academy by take an anti bullying pledge. Ten (10) or fifty percent (50%) of them
answered that they will talk to their teacher/principal. Five (5) or twenty five percent (25%) of
them answered that they will talk to their parents/guardian. And three (3) or fifteen percent
(15%) of them answered that they will act brave, walk away and ignore the bullies.
Most of the grade 12 Senior High School students of RCBD Saint Anthony Academy that
Table 5
Frequency Percentage
Total 20 100%
Based on the study of the researchers and the responses of our 20 chosen respondents. Eight
(8) or fourty percent (40%) answered supervise the school better. Ten (10) or fifty percent (50%)
answered make rules against bullying. Two (2) or ten percent (10%) answered talk about
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Most of the grade 12 Senior High School students of RCBD Saint Anthony Academy that
they will make rules against bullying inorder to stop bullying in school.
CHAPTER V
Summary of findings
1. Nine (9) or fourty five percent (45%) most of the grade 12 Senior High School students of
RCBD Saint Anthony Academy answered that they encounter emotionally bullied.
2. Fifteen (15) or seventy five percent (75%) most of the grade 12 Senior High School students
of RCBD Saint Anthony Academy answered that 1-2 kids who bullied them.
3. Eight (8) or fourty percent (40%) most of the grade 12 Senior High School students of RCBD
Saint Anthony Academy answered that the affects of bullying to them is they loss self
confidence.
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4. Ten (10) or fifty percent (50%) most of the grade 12 Senior High School students of RCBD
Saint Anthony Academy answered that they will talk to their teacher/principal.
5. Ten (10) or fifty percent (50%) most of the grade 12 Senior High School students of RCBD
Saint Anthony Academy answered they make rules against bullying to stop bullying in school.
CONCLUSIONS
Based on the responses of our 20 chosen respondents of RCBD Saint Anthony Academy .
Nine (9) or fourty five percent (45%) most of the grade 12 Senior High School students of
RCBD Saint Anthony Academy answered that they encounter emotionally bullied. Fifteen (15)
or seventy five percent (75%) most of the grade 12 Senior High School students of RCBD Saint
Anthony Academy answered that 1-2 kids who bullied them. Eight (8) or fourty percent (40%)
most of the grade 12 Senior High School students of RCBD Saint Anthony Academy answered
that the affects of bullying to them is they loss self confidence. Ten (10) or fifty percent (50%)
most of the grade 12 Senior High School students of RCBD Saint Anthony Academy answered
that they will talk to their teacher/principal. Ten (10) or fifty percent (50%) most of the grade 12
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Senior High School students of RCBD Saint Anthony Academy answered they make rules
Bullying is a serious problem that can dramatically affect the ability of students to
process acadimacally and socially. We need to have or make an action that involves all the
RECOMMENDATION
nonprobability sampling technique where existing study subject recruit future subjects from
From the finding of the study bullying should not be taken lightly as it can cause serious
problem for all students and to anyone of us as well who involved. Being bullied is very stressful
ordeal for students. So, the researchers recommend to all parents/guardians that they need to
guide or discipline their children to be a good one and to be a good influence for our next
generation.
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And for the school the researchers recommend also to the principal/teachers that they
should build an anti-bullying pledge so that no one students can encounter bullying. And for us
we need to be a kind for everyone. We need to respect everyone opinions so that our school be
compatible to everybody not just for school but for our community as well.
REFERENCES
https://www.enotes.com/research-starters/bullying
https://antibullyingsoftware.com/bullying-research-paper-links-to-leading-school-bullying-
research-websites/
https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/skylarkXoXo21/research-study-about-bullying
https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/victoriasantos9822924/bullying-thesis
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-sectional_study
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APPENCIES
A.Y. 2021-2022
1. Did you encounter bullying? If yes is it verbal, 2. How many kids have bullied you?
Low grades
June 2, 2022
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School Principal
Dear Ma’am,
The undersigned is undertaking a research paper study entitled “Bullying among Grade
12 Students in RCBD-Saint Anthony Academy, Inc”
In this connection may I ask permission to conduct survey in relation to my study
bullying among the Grade 12 students in Saint Anthony Academy and distribute the
questionnaires to the and Senior High School students of Saint Anthony Academy.
Your consideration on this matter in highly appreciated.
Thank you and to God be the glory.
Respectfully yours,
RANCEL B. TABANAO
Researcher
Noted:
MELQUISIDIC R. BARBON JR.
Researcher Adviser
Approved:
MS. CYRENE K. ACADEMIA
School Principal
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