REASONS, CHARACTERISTICS AND EFFECTS OF BULLYING

TO STUDENTS OF MALLIG PLAINS COLLEGES,

CASILI, MALLIG, ISABELA

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A Case Study
Presented to
Mr. Reymundo Reyson
Instructor I
ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY
Echague, Isabela

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In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
Major in PE, Health & Music



By
JOY LIEZEL A. REQUITO
1
st
Semester of 2014 2015
IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM

Introduction
Bullying is the use of force, threat or coercion to abuse, intimidate or aggressively impose
domination over others (Wikipedia). According to Dan Olweus, a Norwegian researcher, bullying occurs
when a person is exposed, repeatedly and over time to negative actions, doings of a person to injured
or caused discomfort intentionally, on the part of one or more other persons. According to the United
Nations in their 2005 article, violence like this happens where they should be most protected, that is in
their home, foster institution and school. This maltreatment in school is a frequent and serious problem
that results from the individual differences of students. This discrimination emanate from name calling,
playing offensive jokes, hiding or getting personal belongings and inflicting personal injury. Such
situation affects not only the personal and social aspects of a students life but also his academic
performance.
A survey conducted in Philippines by Philippines Education Department showed that one of
every two students experience bullying. Thats why the government enacted the Implementing Rules &
Regulation of Republic Act No. 10627 otherwise known as the Anti -Bullying Act of 2013 that shall
protect every Filipino. Bullying causes the victim undue emotional distress. This act mandated all to
adopt anti-bullying policies and establish intervention programs which include counseling, life skills
training and other activities that will enhance the psychological, emotional and the psycho-social well-
being of both the victim and the bully with the inclusion of all concerned parties such as bullies, victims,
witnesses, parents, school officials as well as other persons that may be affected by the bullying
incident, he said. Schools must also impose disciplinary measures as part of their child protection policy
against the perpetrators depending on the gravity and nature of the cases. They may also refer the
victims and bully to trained professionals outside the school such as social workers, guidance
counselors, psychologists or child protection specialists for further assessment and appropriate
intervention measures if necessary, Secretary Luistro said.

Importance of the Study
The results and conclusions of this study will be helpful to the students, faculty, parents and the
community as a whole because this will give them idea how and why bullying occur and how these can
be avoided. Recognizing that these unhappy events can happen to anyone, the outcomes of this report
will be valuable and advantageous for everyone.



Scope and Delimitation of the Study
This study specifically covered reasons, characteristics and effects of bullying to students of
Mallig Plains Colleges in Casili, Mallig, Isabela. It will involve the elementary, highschool and college
students of the said college to identify different types and reasons of bullying and its result to the
learners according to their own experience.






















FORMATION OF OBJECTIVES AND HYPOTHESIS

Objectives of the Study
The general objectives of the study are to evaluate and analyze the reasons, characteristics and
effects of bullying to Mallig Plains Colleges students located in Casili, Mallig, Isabela. Specifically, this
study aims to:
1. Determine the demographic profile of the respondents regarding their age, gender, civil status,
grade/year lever, number of siblings and position in order, and affiliations in school organization
or in the community.
2. Define the meaning of bullying relating the respondents own experience and understanding.
3. Relate their involvement if being bullied or once became a bully and realize the actions they did.
4. Evaluate the appropriate and applicable preventive action against bullying.

Hypothesis of the Study
It is thus imperative to investigate the students awareness regarding bullying. Appropriate
actions or programs can then be implemented to educate and help children to cope with bullying. An
effective program is one which helps students to be better equipped in their social interactions, be more
assertive, and better able to cope with problems.
In general, this study attempts to assess and evaluate the reasons, characteristics and effects of
bullying to students of Mallig Plains Colleges in Casili, Mallig, Isabela. Specifically, this research will try to
answer the following questions:
1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:
1.1. Age
1.2. Gender
1.3. Civil Status
1.4. Grade/Year Level
1.5. Number of Siblings and Position in Order
1.6. School Organization/Community Affiliations
2. What is bullying according to the respondents own definition?
3. If the respondent experienced bullying or bullied someone else, how and when it happened?
4. What precautionary measure/s can be done to avoid bullying?



METHODOLOGY
Research Design
Descriptive and inferential methods were utilized in the study. It was conducted during School
Year 2014-2015 and primarily made use of empirical data from experiences of the students. The Dinnes
Likert Table shown below as Table 1 will be used to determine the perception of respondents on the
level of effects of bullying and the perceived effects of it. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) will be used to
determine if there is significant difference on the perception of respondents on the level of effects and
of bullying.
SCALE RANGE
QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTION
Contribution
of Trainings
and Benefits
Level of
Implementation
Efficiency Adequacy
5 4.01 5.00 Strongly Agree Very High Very Efficient Very Adequate
4 3.01 4.00 Agree High Efficient Adequate
3 2.01 3.00 Uncertain Average Average Average
2 1.01 2.00 Disagree Moderately
Average
Moderately
Efficient
Moderately
Average
1 1.00 1.00 Strongly
Disagree
Low Inefficient Inadequate

Research Locale
This study focused on the reasons, characteristics and effects of bullying to students of Mallig
Plains Colleges in Casili, Mallig, Isabela as presented in Table 2.
TABLE 2. Respondents According to Grade/Year Level

The Respondents
The study focused on the students of Mallig Plains Colleges located in Casili, Mallig, Isabela
divided by the elementary, highschool and college students. From the elementary portion, the number
of Grade 3 to Grade 6 students only will make up the population while in the secondary and tertiary
level, there will be no partition or classification regardless of their year level, courses or major.

Total Number of Students Percentage
Elementary
Secondary/Highschool
Tertiary/College
Total
Sampling Procedure
Since there were (number of students in Table 1) with (total population in Table 1), the sample
size was determined using the Slovins formula.
n = N / 1 + Ne
2

where n is the sample size
N is the total population; and
e is the margin of error.
The margin of error is a common summary of sampling error which quantifies uncertainty about
a survey result.
The number of respondents in this study is shown in Table 3.
TABLE 3. Frequency Distribution of Respondents According to Grade/Year Level

Data Gathering
In gathering the primary data needed in this study, a set of survey questionnaires were
distributed to the respondents the students. Personal interview was also undertaken by the researcher
to collect the primary data needed in testing the hypothesis.
Total Number of
Students
Percentage Sample Size
Elementary
Secondary/Highschool
Tertiary/College
Total