Fenomena dan Bentuk Bullying Verbal Pada Siswa Perempuan SMA di Jakarta

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the prevalence and most common types of verbal bullying among female students in one high school in Jakarta. Using a quantitative descriptive method, a survey was conducted on 69 female students. A semantic differential scale was employed to measure verbal bullying, and the research instrument was proven to be valid (rest item correlation values of 0.481-0.711) and reliable (Cronbach's Alpha value of 0.872). Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis with JASP Version 0.18.1. The findings indicate that 27.5% of female students experienced verbal bullying at a high category, while 46.4% were in the moderate category, and 26.1% in the low category. This suggests that verbal bullying is a significant issue in the researched school environment. Further analysis of verbal bullying types revealed that insults (24.6%), public humiliation (24.6%), and spreading gossip (23.2%) were the three most common forms of verbal bullying experienced by female students in the high category. These findings are consistent with literature indicating that verbal bullying among females often involves relational aggression, targeting self-esteem and social status. This study concludes that verbal bullying is a crucial issue in the high school examined, with forms of verbal aggression that attack self-esteem and reputation being the most dominant among female students. These results provide an important basis for schools to design more targeted and contextually relevant intervention and prevention programs for bullying.