Bullying Health Education using the group method can improve students knowledge and attitudes about bullying at SD Negeri Aroepala Makassar
Nisaul Magfirah, Mikawati, Evi Lusiana, Sitti Syamsiah,Hasriany

School of Health Science Panakkukang Makassar

Abstract

Bullying is an act of using power to hurt a person or group of people verbally, physically and psychologically so that the victim feels depressed, traumatized, and helpless. Children and teenagers who are victims of bullying are more at risk of experiencing various health problems, physically and mentally. This study aims to determine the effect of bullying health education on students^ knowledge and attitudes about bullying in primary schools. This research is an experimental research (experimental research) with a pre-experimental design research method without using a control group on the population and the sample is class VI students at SD Negeri Aroepala who are registered and actively participate in learning for at least 6 months as many as 60 respondents. Methods of data analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test technique to test the scores of two paired samples (related Sample) and abnormal distribution data, namely pre-test and post-test in the experimental group. The results showed that bullying health education using the group method could improve students^ knowledge and attitudes about bullying (p = 0.000). It is suggested that schools should have local content about bullying material that is integrated in the subject so as to increase students understanding of bullying behaviour.

Keywords: Bullying, Health Education, Knowledge, Attitude

Topic: Maternity and Pediatric Nursing