The Influence of Parenting Style and Interpersonal Intelligence on Verbal Bullying Behavior of Elementary School Students

Positive parenting is an important aspect that influences children's development, especially in interpersonal intelligence. Interpersonal intelligence involves understanding and interacting with others and is essential in managing social relationships and preventing bullying behaviour. This study examines the relationship between interpersonal intelligence and parenting patterns on bullying behaviour at school. This study explores how parenting and interpersonal intelligence influence verbal bullying behaviour in primary schools in the Ciangaka Sub-district.This study used a quantitative approach with a causal design, involving 102 grade V students selected through the Cluster random sampling method. Data were collected through questionnaires designed to measure parenting patterns, interpersonal intelligence, and verbal bullying behaviour. Data analysis was conducted to determine the direct effect of parenting patterns on verbal bullying behaviour as well as the mediating effect of interpersonal intelligence. The results showed a direct effect of parenting variables on verbal bullying, a mediation of parenting variables on interpersonal intelligence, and an indirect effect of parenting variables mediated by interpersonal intelligence on verbal bullying.The conclusion of this study states that parenting has a significant influence both directly and indirectly through interpersonal intelligence on verbal bullying behaviour in elementary schools