THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTING STYLES AND BULLYING BEHAVIOR IN TEENAGERS AT MTS AL-MA'ARIF BOCEK KARANGPLOSO MALANG

Cases of bullying that often occur in the world of education in Indonesia are increasingly concerning, schools that should be a place to learn to acquire knowledge and form a positive personal character, turn out to be a place for the growth of bullying practices, the role of the family is very important, especially in the application of parenting, Parenting itself is an attitude or description of the behavior of parents in communicating and interacting with their children during the parenting period. This study aims to see whether there is a significant relationship between parenting styles and bullying behavior in teenagers. Method: Correlational research design with a quantitative approach. The sample in this study was 63 teenage students with a purposive sampling technique. The instrument in this study was a questionnaire on parenting and bullying behavior. Result and analysis: Analysis of the data used is the Spearman rank test, these results indicate that there is no significant relationship between parenting styles and bullying behavior with a significant value (p = 0.378), which means that it is greater than (>0.05), Discussion and Conclusion: increasing empathy for fellow friends, being able to hold back, and managing emotions well can reduce the incidence of bullying in Indonesia. Keywords: Parenting, Teenagers, Bullying