Cawaling, Catherine and Ferre, Ma. Christine Adelaide and Mangila, Crystel (2007) Personality profile of bullies in a public school and factors underlying bullying behavior [computer file]. Undergraduate thesis, De La Salle University-Dasmariñas.

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ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to determine the personality profile of bullies and factors underlying bullying behavior. The researchers used descriptive using case study method. the Psychological Tests and Personality Inventory for Children, Hand Test and Raven Standardized Progressive Matrices Test. Most of them are males their age are ranging from 8-12 years old. Most of them are in grade V and belong to low socio-economic status. In addition most of them are middle children. The usual cases of the respondents bullying behavior are teasing, hitting, and name calling, getting things from their classmates and pushing. Different factors such as lack of parental time and discipline, parents being drug dependent, presence of conduct problem or oppositional defiant, presence of impulsivity, influence of peers, a way of being popular, lack of empathy for other's feeling, history of being a victim of violence, to get attention of things and low socio-economic status contributed to the respondent bullying behavior. Interview and observation was also used to gather data. The table shows that most of respondents have definitely below average in mental capacity. Most of them have low intellectual capacity and performing not so well in school. The test also shows that the respondent's hyperactivity category revealed that most of them frequently disturb their classmates by teasing, interrupting, provoking fihts and other attention-seeking behavior. Social and emotional defense have a severe problem among the respondents. They tend to be over defensive with other to find themselves as the superior within the group. The respondent's delinquency and somatic level falls under the category of moderate problem. In addition the respondents have a high level of aggression as based on their given responses in the hand test. Moreover, the respondents are in need of affection because some of them are living only with their relatives. The respondents also got a high score on being active. Active responses are the most common environmental responses and are generally given by the respondents who are in constructive accomplishment. The researchers rank the repetition as the first on the list. Repetitions are often associated with limited intelligence. In addition, impotent is also significant to respondents. It is an evidence of cognitive problems and may be associated with low intelligence. In connection, perplexity is also one of the major findings among the respondents. It connotes confusion and panic of respondents in perceiving as a difficult one requiring search for the answer. CONCLUSION: 1. All the respondents are male ; they range between 8 - 12 years of age. Most of them are in grade V and belong to low socio-economic status. In addition most of them are middle children. 2. Majority of the bullies cases are usually of physical and verbal in nature. 3. The top 3 than rank in the underlying factors of bullies are lack of parental time/discipline presence of conduct problem/oppositional defiant and presence of impulsivity. 4. The Raven Standardized Progressive Matrices shows that most of the respondents fall under definitely below average in mental capacity. The personality Inventory Test results show that the respondent most of they have low intellectual capacity and performing not so well in school, they tend to be over defensive with other to find themselves as the superior within the group respondent's. The hyperactivity category revealed that most of them frequently disturb their classmates by teasing, interrupting, provoking fights and other attention-seeking behavior. Delinquency among the respondents shows even when they are at home. In addition parents are likely to find their child's behavior problematic. Teachers and even guidance counselors find these as a problem in their class. The Hand Test Quantitative results shows that the respondent got a high level of aggression, their performance in school is aggressively disturbing. The respondents are in need of affection because some of them are living only with their relatives. Respondents also got a high score on being active. In addition qualitative results show that the respondents are often associated with limited intelligence and cognitive problems and may be associated with low intelligence.

Item Type:	Thesis (Undergraduate)
Additional Information:	PSY 888 2007
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Depositing User:	Users 4 not found.
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2016 09:09
Last Modified:	26 Sep 2024 07:15
URI:	https://thesis.dlsud.edu.ph/id/eprint/1256

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