Coping Strategy among Bullying Survivors

Abstract

Bullying is a phenomenon that often occurs in adolescents because at this time children are in an unstable period and are easily influenced by external stimuli. The selection and use of the right coping mechanism can help individuals to reduce the stress experienced, so they can successfully pass the stressful event. The method used in this study is a qualitative approach. Research subjects were two persons who were victims of bullying in Indonesia. Data collection tools using observation and in-depth interviews. Data analysis techniques using phenomenology generated from in-depth interview data by researchers carried out a reduction of several statements into core categories that showed the essence of participants' experiences about a phenomenon. The results of the study suggests that there are several factors that cause the subject to experience bullying, namely there are ethnic, socio-economic differences, and resistance to group pressure. The perpetrators of bullying never apologize and show no remorse when they have bullied. The form of bullying experienced is physical and verbal. Coping used by the subject is problem focused coping and emotion focused coping.