ACSPRI Conferences, ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference 2018

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Understanding Student Aggression and Victimization in the Filipino Context using Mixed Method Research

January Merilles Dechavez

Building: Holme Building
Room: Cullen Room
Date: 2018-12-14 09:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Last modified: 2018-11-19

Abstract


Student aggression and victimization have been a prevalent concern in many schools not only in developed countries but also in developing ones (Akiba, LeTendre, Baker, & Goesling, 2002; Batsche & Knoff, 1994; Goldstein & Segall, 2013). Studies conducted on different aspects and areas of aggression in educational settings and towards learners have shown that peer aggression affects literacy and academic achievement (Miles & Stipek, 2006; Sharp, 1995; Stipek & Miles, 2008). Also, peer victimization and aggression’s impact on mental health, emotional, social and general wellbeing of an individual has received growing attention across cultures (Skrzypiec, 2008; Skrzypiec, Slee, Askell-Williams, & Lawson, 2012; Slee, 1995; Uhlenberg & Eggebeen, 1986). Despite the focus of studies in other countries that emphasize the significant impact of aggression and victimization in child development, in the Philippines few studies tend to focus on the prevalence of bullying (Laus, 2017) and there are no explicit studies that relate personal (e.g. demographic) information about Filipino students with regard to the degree of aggression and victimization they experience from peers. Further, no extensive study focuses on explanations of the etiology of aggression and victimization in the Philippines. The existence of bullying is well reported and acknowledged by various media, yet little is known about the nature of common bullying incidents or the occurrence of other harmful behaviours by students which are not defined under the criteria of bullying. With its ultimate purpose to serve as a foundational study towards a national wellbeing campaign by providing systematic measures that can be adopted by other regions in the Philippines, and to set a fundamental narrative of peer aggression and victimization in the country through the data that will be collected, this study will investigate the status of student aggression and victimization in the Philippines using the Student Aggression and Victimization Questionnaire (SAVQ) (Skrzypiec, 2015). Mixed Methods Research will be employed to undertake a study of student participants (n=500) aged 11-16 years in the Bicol Region in the Philippines using a correlational research design and statistical tools for quantitative data, and textual analysis (visual and content) for qualitative data. Ethical considerations will be strictly followed. Finally, the data and results that will be acquired from this study will be interpreted with respect to the existing theories in aggression around the world without compromising the Filipino values that are being promoted in schools in order to adopt a successful preventive intervention that will suit the needs of students in the Philippines.