The impact of bullying on adolescent self-concept

Abstract

Introduction: Adolescence is also called the transition period because, at this time, adolescence has not entered childhood but has not yet entered adulthood. During this period, there will be several changes in adolescence. Adolescents who have been victims of bullying will have a long-term impact that will affect their psychological condition and feel depressed and insecure. Adolescence who are victims of bullying will certainly affect their self-concept. Adolescence will feel that he is helpless, unattractive, weak and unwelcome. Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship on the impact of bullying on adolescent self-concept. Methods: This study used a correlational quantitative method with a cross-sectional approach. The variables examined were the impact of bullying and adolescent self-concept. The sample in this study was 62 respondents who were taken by accidental sampling technique. Prior to data collection, the researcher gave informed consent to prospective respondents and had conducted an ethical test. Results: The results of this study indicate that the level of impact of bullying on respondents in the medium category is 35 respondents (56.5%), a negative self-concept 43 respondents (69.4%). In addition, there is no relationship between the impact of bullying and adolescent self-concept with the p-value of 0.958 (p> 0.05) and r of 0.007 with a very weak interpretation. Conclusion: The impact of bullying only slightly affects the self-concept of adolescents, besides that self-concept is influenced by other factors such as parenting patterns of parents, peers, physical appearance and self-esteem.