Abstract

This study aims to find out the forms of verbal bullying, and their effects on the social relations of high school students in Mataram Municipality.This research used descriptive qualitative methods, and the samples were determined by using purposive and snowball sampling techniques to look at research objects or targets and focus on empirical characteristics.The research instruments were the researcher himself, and some research questions corresponded to the research needs.The data were obtained through primary research sources, meaning the data coming from the firsthand or people who are directly involved in bullying practices.Data collection techniques were carried out through triangulation methods (observation, interview, documentation studies, and focus group discussions).Analytical techniques performed were data reduction, data display, and final conclusion drawing.The results showed that: 58.5% of high school students in Mataram Municipality experienced bullying, or in other words, they were victims of verbal bullying.80% of high school students in Mataram Municipality were bullied verbally in the form of labelling such as fat, ugly, black, stupid, short, curly, narrow, poor, effeminate, and berated with negative words, and often in the form of dubbing someone with the name that leads to physical deficiencies.72.3% of bullying behavior occurred in the school environment.75.4% of verbal bullying actions in High Schools in Mataram Municipality were dominated by men.There are several effects of verbal bullying that directly affect high school students in Mataram Municipality, including the emergence of a sense of inferiority, being quiet, not being able to express himself or his opinions in a friendly environment, conflicts between students, poor communication established in the student social environment, resulting in social relations in the school environment is not harmoniously established which finally has an effect on the non-peaceful school conditions.

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