Abstract
This study aims to determine whether bullying behavior influences children's self-esteem aged 5-6 years in Mutiara Cendekia Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Pekanbaru, Indonesia. This research is quantitative using the simple linear regression formula. The sampling technique used is total sampling. The results showed that bullying behavior is significantly related to the children's self-esteem. It also indicated that children aged 5-6 years who play online games have high self-esteem. While the remaining 43.6% is influenced by other factors not examined. These findings should be a concern to parents and teachers to control the use of online games for children.
Highlights
Bullying behavior in children aged 5-6 years is widely seen in schools
The test questionnaire statement was distributed to 20 parents/guardians at Early Childhood Education of Mutiara Cendekia Pekanbaru, where the questionnaire given to parents/guardians consisted of 14 statement items about bullying inspired by online media such as making fun of behavior
The test statement of the questionnaire was distributed to the parents/guardians of 20 students at Early Childhood Education of Mutiara Cendekia Pekanbaru, where the questionnaire given to the parents/guardians of students consisted of 10 statement items regarding the self-esteem of children aged 5-6 years such as behavior that reflects an attitude of self-confidence, self-esteem, selfconfidence, a sense of usefulness, a sense that their presence is needed in the world
Summary
Bullying behavior in children aged 5-6 years is widely seen in schools. Children unknowingly bully their friends because at first, they were just joking, they called their friends fat, curvy, stupid, or other negative names, so that friends who are called negative names will be angry or cry (Mahriza et al, 2020). Bullying behavior is often the cause of a child not wanting to go to school. When it's time for school they will have a tantrum or have lots of reasons for not going to school such as stomach pain, dizziness, or not feeling well. After being investigated by his parents, it turned out that the child did not want to go to school because of the bullying behavior he had received at school. There is a type of child who has a grudge against his friend's bullying treatment when there is an opportunity to avenge his friend's treatment, the child will repay his friend's bullying with a punch when his friend is careless or has forgotten the previous incident, resulting in fights and blaming each other
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