Title:
BULLYING EXPERIENCES AND PEER RELATIONSHIPS OF GRADE 6 LEARNERS

Authors:
Jeanalyn Labrador Badillo

Abstract:
The study determined the bullying experiences and peer relationships of 64 Grade 6 learners of San Felipe Elementary School (West), San Felipe, Zambales during the School Year 2018-2019, geared towards the implementation of an enhanced anti-bullying policy in the school. The researcher made use of the descriptive correlational method. The majority of the respondents had seldom bullying experiences in terms of physical, social, and gender-based bullying, while most of them had never experienced bullying in terms of verbal, psychological, and cyberbullying. A majority of the respondents had slightly enjoyable peer relationships. There was no significant correlation between the bullying experiences of the respondents and their profile. Sex and the number of siblings recorded a significant correlation between the peer relationships of the respondents and their profile. There was no significant correlation between bullying experiences and peer relations. Social bullying experiences recorded a significant correlation between peer relationships and bullying experiences. Hence, the respondents experienced bullying that affected their peer relationships. There is a need to implement an enhanced anti-bullying policy in every school.