Is the Impact of Bullying Always Negative? Case Study of Resilience in Adult Bullying Victims

Suryanto Suryanto

Abstract


This study aims to analyze whether the impact of bullying was always negative. So far, there has been a view that bullying always has a negative effect on its victims. This study wants to observe bullying’s relation to resilience. Several questions arising from this study include: (a) what forms of bullying increase resilience, and (b). how do we model the resilience dynamics of the impact of bullying? The research method used was qualitative research using case studies. The informants of this study were bullying victims who were adults and did not have psychological disorders/barriers. Data collection was carried out using thorough interviews with informants. Data analysis was carried out by writing down the results of the interviews verbatim and then analyzing them by thematic analysis. The thematic analysis is then narrated, conforming to the focus of the problem. The results of this study concluded that (a) forms of bullying that may increase resilience include verbal bullying and social bullying; on the contrary, physical bullying causes pain and trauma while cyberbullying in this study was not a case because the informants did not experience much influence from cyber media. (b) resilience dynamics occur when individuals perceive bullying as a motivator and a mirror to rise. Forms of verbal bullying that undermine the competence and condition of the victim can be changed by individuals into positive things. (c) From this study, it can also be concluded that social support is critical in helping to change negative perceptions into positive ones and providing guarantees of safety and comfort to victims of bullying. This research suggests that the role of family, close friends, and a positive environment can increase resilience among victims. Openness is also essential for people if they want to solve their experience with bullying handled immediately.

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Key words: bullying; resiliency; victims

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26555/intl%20con.v3i1.13014

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