Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This study was motivated by the occurrence of bullying in elementary schools, which affects students’ social and emotional development as well as their learning processes. This study aimed to describe bullying behavior and the preventive, curative, and developmental efforts undertaken by teachers to address bullying among fifth-grade students at SDN 03 Simpang Haru, Padang City. This research employed a qualitative approach with a descriptive research design. The research informants consisted of the school principal, fifth-grade teachers, and students. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation, then analyzed using the Miles and Huberman model, which includes data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. Data validity was established through source and technique triangulation. The findings revealed that bullying occurred in verbal forms, such as mocking, giving hurtful nicknames, mentioning parents’ names, and laughing at peers, as well as physical forms, including hitting, kicking, taking, and damaging classmates’ belongings. Contributing factors included insufficient parental attention, peer group influences, and excessive joking. Preventive efforts included establishing classroom rules, character education, supervision, role modeling, bullying awareness, and positive behavior habituation. Curative efforts involved persuasive approaches, mediation, guidance, sanctions, and collaboration with the principal and parents. Continuous guidance and monitoring were also conducted through character strengthening, empathy development, student progress evaluation, and communication with parents to foster a safe and conducive learning environment.
Authors: Nelva Intani, Ade Irma Suryani, Ismira
Institution: Universitas Adzkia
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7223451581