Characteristics of Adolescents and Parenting Style of Bullying Behavior

Abstract

Background: Bullying occurs more frequently which is detrimental to adolescent development.   Aim: Examining the relationship between demo data, parental interactions, and parenting practices as potential contributors to adolescent bullying behavior.   Methods: A cross-sectional study methodology was used. The research population is teenagers who attend junior and senior high schools in Surabaya. Based on re-sampling for research, the research sample consisted of 1855 teenagers. One month duration. bullying behavior is the dependent variable, while demographic traits, parental interactions, and parenting philosophy are the independent variables. Teenagers completed the questionnaire using the Google form and questionnaire sheet, which is the method used to collect data. The chi-square test for adolescent  traits  and  Spearman's  rank  correlation  of =  0.05  were  used  in  the statistical analysis.   Results: Bullying behavior was found to be correlated with adolescent characteristics, especially age (P=0.003). Only  permissive parenting style had a positive correlation  (p=0.036,  r=0.094)  with  intimidation,  while  authoritarian  and  permissive parenting styles had a negative correlation (p=0.000, r=0.131) with intimidation.   Conclusion: Teenagers are involved in bullying behavior, both as victims and perpetrators. Be young. There is a high probability that parenting philosophies that are too strict or too permissive will result in bullying behavior. To reduce the possibility of bullying among adolescents, parents are expected to apply authoritative parenting.