CYBERBULLYING: ITS IMPACT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF

THE GRADE 7 STUDENTS OF SANTA IGNACIA ACADEMY,

INC SY 2022-2023
A Title Proposal presented to the faculty of
Santa Ignacia Academy , INC.
Practical Research 2
 INTRODUCTION
Some of our Co-research members decided to develop this research topic and base
on our survey from grade 7 students in Santa Ignacia Academy Inc. We gather
information by asking if they are aware of cyber bullying and if they have
experienced it.

While parents, schools, and online social networking sites are encouraged to
provide a safe online environment, little is known about the legal avenues that
could be used to prevent or deter cyberbullying. This study was conducted to find
out the impact of cyberbullying and its impact on the mental health of grade 7
students.
 Background of
the Study
Cyberbullying is any deliberate, repeated act of aggression
perpetrated online by a person or group that is meant to
inflict harm on victims who are helpless to defend
themselves. There is growing concern about the potential
associations between social media use and mental health and
well being in young people.
Statement of
the Problem
1.What is the demographic profile of grade 7 students in SIAI in terms of;
1.1 Age:
1.2 Sex :
1.3 Socioeconomic status :
1.4 Religion :
2.What are the impacts of Cyberbullying to the Mental Health of the Grade 7 students in
terms of:
2.1 Emotional Well Being:
2.2 Self -Esteem:
2.3 Psychological Well being:
3. Is there a significant relationship between the demographic profile of the students and the
impact of Cyberbullying to the Mental Health of the students?
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this research is to know the
impacts of Cyberbullying to the Mental
Health.
Hypothesis There is no significant relationship
between the demographic profile
and the impacts of Cyberbullying
to the Mental Health.
 Cyberbullying is the unpleasant behavior of a user
Review who uses social media to make fun of another user, to
harass a user over instant messaging, to upload
pictures without the user's consent, or even to spread
of Related untrue rumors . Bullying often occurs in the school
setting, but cyberbullying occurs online. One of the
biggest issues facing public schools is
Literature cyberbullying. At this point, the study's goal is to
investigate how senior high school students at a
Philippine university feel about cyberbullying.
The theoretical basis of this study is the
Comprehensive Theory- Social- Ecological
Theory

Parent-teacher meetings are an example of a

mesosystem. The macrosystem comprises
Theoretical
influences from a child's larger environment such
as cultural values, customs, and laws . These
events inevitably have a direct impact on the
framework
microsystem and mesosystem and impact those
systerns indirectly through the macrosytsem.
 The figure below shows the paradigm the study
Conceptual that consists of inputs needed in the process
involved and the outcomes of the
study. Sta. Ignacia Academy Inc. The process
framework included were Formulation of instrument and data
collection, correlational survey
method, questionnaires. Cyberbullying happens
through social media.
INPUT ​ PROCESS OUTPUT
 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A questionnaire was used and given to respondents to

gather data needed. Respondents were given enough
time to answer and the distribution of questionnaire
was on allotted vacant of the respondents to avoid
destruction to class discussion.
• RESEARCH
DESIGN
The descriptive-correlational design is used in the research study that aims to
provide static pictures of situations as well as establish the relationship between
different variables. Quantitative methods is used to describe what
is, describing, recording, analyzing and interpreting conditions that exist. This
study is descriptive in nature since it deals with the investigation of the possible
factors which contributes to what was happening in a school.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1 2 3 4 5
 DISCUSSION
In this chapter of the paper presents the data gathered from the 48 Grade 7 students
of Santa Ignacia Academy, Inc who served as the respondents of this research. It also
provides the analysis and interpretation of data that has been organized in this
research paper in the second chapter.

Demographic Profile of the Respondents

This part is composed of tables relative to the demographic information of the
respondents in the questionnaire. This included the data on sex, gender and if they
they are bully or have been bullied.
 DEMOGRAPHIC FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
•Demographic profile of
the Respondent PROFILE
•Table 1 represent the
AGE
demographic profile in terms
of age, there are 23 12 22
respondents age at 13 years
45.83
old at 47.917%, also there was 13 23 47.92
22 respondents age 12 years
old at 45.83% while the rest 4 14 3 6.25
respondents are 14 years old
at 6.5%.
•Table 1.2 DEMOGRAPHIC FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
•Table 1.2 show the PROFILE
demographic profile in terms
of gender, there are 31 male
respondents in 64.583%, while GENDER
there are 17 female MALE 31
respondents in 35.417% 64.58
FEMALE 17
35.42
 DEMOGRAPHIC FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
PROFILE
•Table 1.3
•Table 1.3 represent the BEING BULLIED OR BEING BULLY
percentage of experience of
the respondents in terms of
bullying. 28 of the BULLIED 28
respondents are bullied, while 58.33
9 of the respondents are the
bully, while the other was no BULLY 9
experience at all. 18.75
NO EXPERIENCE 11
22.92
 DEMOGRAPHIC PERCENTAGE
PROFILE FREQUENCY

TYPES OF BULLYING
•Table 1.4
•Table 1.4 This table present CYBERBULLYING 11
the types of Bullying, in terms 22.92
of Cyberbullying there are 11
respondents at 22.91%, while PHYSICAL BULLYING 14
Physical Bullying there are 14
respondents at 38.1615, in 29.17
verbal bullying there was 13
respondents at 27.083%, and VERBAL BULLYING 13
the rest 10 respondents was
no experience at all.
27.08
NO EXPERIENCE 10
20.83
•TABLE 2.1 ANSWER FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
• This table focuses about DO YOU USE SOCIAL MEDIA
how often the respondent use YES, ALWAYS 33
cellphone, the result from
conducting survey of the 68.75
researchers that is presented
in the table 2.1 that there are YES, SOMETIMES 15
33 respondents are always 31.25
using cellphone, while there
are 15 respondents using NO, NEVER 0
cellphone sometimes. 0.00
 ANSWER FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
•Table 2.2
• This table focuses about TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
what type of social media the
respondents are using, 25 of TIKTOK 15
the respondents are using 31.25
Facebook, while the other 15 FACEBOOK 25
respondents are watching 52.08
TikTok, also there was 5
respondents using Instagram INSTAGRAM 3
and there were 5 respondents 6.25
using other social media. OTHERS 5
10.42
 ANSWER PERCENTAGE
FREQUENCY
•Table 3 DOES CYBERBULLYING AFFECT YOUR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES
• Table 3 display the data
gathered with regards to the
effect of the cyberbullying in YES, IT AFFECT MY 10
their academic performances. 20.83
PERFORMACE

YES, SOMETIMES IT AFFECT 27

MY PERFORMANCE
56.25

NOT AT ALL 11
22.92
 ANSWER FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
•Table 4.1 IF YOU ARE BULLIED ALL THE TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU DO
•This Table 4.1 the data
gathered shows in the first
question, 8 respondents at TRANSFER SCHOOL 8
16.667 want to transfer school, 16.67
30 respondents at 62.5 want to STAY IN THE SAME SCHOOL 30
stay in the same school, while
the rest 10 respondents at 62.50
20.83 will transfer to another
TRANSFER TO ANOTHER 10
section.
SCHOOL 20.83
 ANSWER FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
AS A STUDENT, WHAT ARE THE ACTIONS YOU CAN DO WHEN ONE OF YOUR
FRIENDS IS BEING BULLIED

•Table 4.2 TELL HIM/HER TO FIGHT THE 4

•This table 4.2 the data BULLY 8.33
gathered shows in the second
questions, 4 respondents at REPORT IT TO THE TEACHER OR IN 41
8.33% want to tell him/her to THE GUIDANCE, FOR THE
fight the Bully, 41 respondents FURTHER ACTION 85.42
at 85.42% want to report it
their teacher or in the
guidance, 0 respondents who CALL THE POLICE, TELL THEM TO 0
didn't want to call the police, ARREST THE BULLY
while the rest 3 respondents at 0.00
6.25 will do nothing.
DO NOTHING 3
6.25
 IF YOU WERE GIVEN A CHANCE, WOULD YOU SHARE YOUR
THOUGHT, EXPERIENCE AND PROBLEMS ABOUT BULLYING TO
YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY? WHY?
•Table 4.3
•This Table 4.3 the data gathered YES, BECAUSE I TRUST THEM 11
shows in the third question, 11
respondents at 22.917% who trust 22.92
to open up their problems to their
family and friends, 18 respondents YES, BECAUSE I WANT THEM 18
at 37.5% want to be aware their
family and friends, 5 respondents at TO BE AWARE 37.50
10.42% who don't trust to share
their problems, while the rest 14 NO, BECAUSE I DON’T TRUST 5
respondents at 37.5% who don't
want their family and friends worry. THEM 10.42
NO, BECAUSE I DON’T WANT 14
THEM TO WORRY 29.17
 ANSWER FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

DO YOU SUPPORT ANY ANTI-BULLYING SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS? HOW

•Table 5
•Table 5 shows if our YES, THROUGH LIKING THEIR 14
respondent support some of POSTS 29.17
anti-bullying campaigns in
social media. 27 of our YES, THROUGH COMMENTING 4
respondents are ignoring the ON THEIR POST
post, while the other 14 are 8.33
liking the post, and there are 4
commenting in the post, YES, THROUGH SHARING THEIR 3
POST IN MY OWN ACCOUNT
6.25

NO, I IGNORE THEIR POST 27

56.25
 CONCLUSIONS

1. Overall, there are 48 respondents. Majority of these respondents are males and
most of their ages are ranging 13 years old. Majority of them are getting bullied in
physical term.
2. Most of the respondents answered that they are always using their cellphones.
3. Majority of the respondents are sometimes affected in their academic
performances because of bullying.
4. Most of the respondents wants to stay in their current school if they are
bullied, And majority of them will tell to their teacher that they are bullied.
5. Majority of the respondents ignoring the anti-bullying campaign in their social
media.
RECOMMENDATIONS
To the Students, helps the students to identify what bullying
can affect one individual aspects and behavior.

To the Parents, they should always aware in their children

behavior see if they are doing well and communicate with them
well.

To the Teachers, they must make sure that every students can
be accompanied while they are bullied.

To the Future Researchers, this study may have limitations,

thus they should invest more time to research and evaluate in
order to make the paper more detailed and well supported on
this topic.
RESULTS
 SUMMARY

The overall output of this research states demographic

profile of the respondents which are the Grade 7 students of
Santa Ignacia Academy Inc, which further indicates that
majority of the selected are aging from 12-14. The total
respondents are 31 male and 17 female with the total of 48
respondents.
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