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CHAPTER IV
Presented on this chapter are the findings obtained from the analysis of interviews
conducted. It also includes thorough discussion of the data gathered from the researchers’
interaction throughout the course of data gathering. The process of coding or labeling was
applied to analyze the transcripts the interview. This is done by doing a line-by-line
analysis and identifying key words, sentences or phrases which best describe that piece
of data mentioned or provided by the interviewee. (Apodaca, 2019)
Moreover, discussed on this chapter are the distinct experiences emotionally,
socially and mentally of the participants. Results were then discussed and research
questions or statement of the problems were answered based on the themes identified
from the data analysis.
Statement of the Themes Subtheme
Problem
1. What were the ✓ Dismayed
emotional responses of ✓ Disappointment
the parents when they Parent’s Frustrations ✓ Shocked
found out about ✓ Lack of Knowledge
cyberbullying? ✓ Lack of Communication
2. What courses of ✓ Sharing of Information
action did they take upon ✓ Seeking Privacy
learning of the Inadequate Support ✓ Lack of Defined Process on
How to Address
cyberbullying incident?
✓ Several Attempts Before
R esolution
3. What were the parents’ Proper programs ✓ Parent’s Support
suggestions that would and communication to ✓ Empower the Students
have helped resolve the parents ✓ Improve Monitoring
situation? ✓ Improve Parenting skills
The themes were constructed using participants' responses to the initial
prompt to describe their experience with adolescents being victims of cyberbullying.
Additional questions about the participant's personal experience with cyberbullying and
the incident's impact on the parent/adolescent relationship resulted in themes.
Participants were referred to in this chapter by the Initial assigned to theme.
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Statement of the Problem 1: What were the emotional responses of the parents when
they found out about cyberbullying?
Table 1 Emotional Responses of Parents About Cyberbullying
THEMES SUB-THEMES CODES RESPONSES
sad, upset, (P5)sumama ang loob ko nungnalaman
dismayed, ko talaga.
feelings were (I was dismayed and
upset.)
hurt
hurt, upset, (P2)Tinignan ko pa siyatapossabi ko, hindi
dismayed, ko to papalampasin,kasinasaktan ka
talaganila, and that hurts me too
let down, (They will not get away with this because
disheartened they have harmed you, so they have
hurt me.)
Dismayed
(P6 ) nadismaya lang ako nung malaman
upset, ko, hindi ko alam kung pano ang gagawin
dismayed, nung sinabis akin ng wife ko.
confused, do (I was dismayed when I found out, I did
not know not know what to do when my wife
what to do told me)
Parent’s
Frustrations (P7) ang sakit para sakin, syempre, anak
hurt, sad, ko yun eh, bakit kailangan mangyari yun?
(it hurts for me, I am upset because that is
upset,
my child, why does it need to happen?)
dismayed
Disappointment Trying to (P1) I really tried to understand yung
understand the nangyayari sa anak ko. I considered that
situation, my son could possibly have a different
disappointed, take on what is happening in class and
his personal experiences talagang
hurt
nadisappoint ako.
(I tried to understand my son's behavior,
considering that my son may have a
different take on what is happening in
class and his personal experiences; It
was disappointing.)
regret, (P2) I felt disappointed and parang I came
disappointed, to the point na I regret na sinanay ko yung
mad mga kids ko to speak straight
in English.
(I felt disappointed and came to the point
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that I regret that I trained all my kids to
speak straight in English.)
disappointed,
mad (P4) tsaka may halong disappointment
dun samgabatananambully.
(There is disappointment in the bully)
Shocked shocked, hurt, (P3)Nung sinabis akin ng anak ko yung
confused about sa bullying, nagpakita siya ng mga
screenshots and chat logs
nung nangyari. Nagulat Talaga ako tapos
syempre, nasaktan ako sa mga nabasa
ko kasi hindi ko maisip kung bakit or
papanonasasabi ng
ibayungganunnakakasakitnasalita para
samaliitnabagaylangnaman
(When my son told me about the bullying
and showed me screenshots and chat
logs of what happened, I was shocked
and utterly heartbroken that other people
can treat someone as horrible as this for
something so insignificant)
(P8)nagulatako, kasihindi
ko
namanakalainnamangyayarisapamangkin
ko yun.
(I was shocked; I did not expect that it
would happen to my nephew)
shocked, (P5) Parang it’s unbelievable to see
could not nayungmga students nagt team up para
believe what mangbully considering that they are all
was enrolled in a Christian school where,
happening, parang dapatnatuturoyung proper values.
hurt (It was unbelievable how these students
teamed up against my son, considering
they are all enrolled in a Christian school
where values are supposedly taught.)
shocked,
cannot believe
what was
happening
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Lack of No prior (P6)Talagangwalaakong ka id-idea. Para
Knowledge knowledge bang hindi ko nakukuhayung idea ng
did not feel cyberbullying
like napwedenamannamaglarolangsilasa
cyberbullying internet. I thought it was simple. Kapag
would happen may nakakapang - inis o asarsayo, edi
to their child wag gamitin ang internet. (I had no idea.
I really do not see how these kids can be
cyberbullied when they cannot even use
the Internet. I assumed it was
straightforward. For example, if someone
is pestering you over the Internet, do not
use it.)
(P7) cyberbullying is real and talagang I
never thought that it could happen until
nangyarisaanak ko. I really learned how
intense and ganokaimportantyung
technology and what the effect it
could have. (Cyberbullying is
real, and like many others, I did not
believe it was until I experienced it. I
unaware, realized how intense and crucial
uninformed, technology
does not
understand,
did not feel (P2) In general, I thought like
like cyberbullying was only picking on other
kids sa social media or Facebook. Hindi
cyberbullying
ko alamnamay gagawinsilanaganun and
will happen things like that. Yung nangyarina
to their cyberbullying saanak ko ay iba dun
child saalam ko kung anoyungpagkakaintindi
ko sa cyberbullying.
(In general, I thought cyberbullying was
unaware, only picking on other kids on social media
uninformed, or Facebook. I did not know that it would
does not happen like that. My experience was
understand, quite different from what I know, and it
is not the same as what I
not
thought cyberbullying was.)
understanding
the meaning
of
cyberbullying
not opening (P6) hindinamankasisiyanagsasabi,
Lack of up, not sananatulunganagad, o naayosagad‖
Communication informing the (He did not tell it to us, we could have
helped him sooner or fixed it
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parents right away)
no idea, not (P2) My son had no idea that he was
opening up, being bullied. He just assumed that
confused, everyone was being bad to him, so I told
him, "No, you're being bullied.".
no idea, not
opening up (P4) kung hindi ko pa narinigsatawag,
hindi pa magsasabiyan [his son]‖
(If I didnot hear it from their
conversation, I would not have found out
the cyberbullying)
Parent’s Frustrations
Despite the fact that the parents were not the victim, all the parents experienced
unpleasant emotional [Link] expressed feelings of
Dismay,Disappointment, and Shock when asked about their initial reaction to the
cyberbullying experience of their child. Cyberbullying experiences in adolescents are a
significant cause of stress for parents. They severely impact their well-being (Deschamps
& McNutt, 2016).
As a result of the thematic analysis conducted in response to the first research
question, it was discovered that parents had negative emotional responses, which can be
compared to some research done that the parents' emotional responses when their
children are cyberbullied have found that parents experience anxiety, concern, wrath, guilt,
frustration, disappointment, and sense of powerlessness (Perry, 2019).
The attendees expressed their dismay at the situation. When pressed about her
feelings, P5 responded, "talagang sumama ang loob ko nanangyari yun sa anak ko."
Additionally, P5 reported that he was required to leave or be absent from work on specified
days in order to arrange an online meeting "and speak with the Guidance Counselor and
Principal" regarding the cyberbullying issue. P6 voiced his feelings by stating that
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"nadismaya langa ko nung malaman ko; hindi ko alam kung pano ang gagawin ng
sinabisakin ng wife ko." P7 also expressed a sense of being "hurt," which lends credence
to the notion of a negative emotional response. "Ang sakit para sakin, siyempre, anak ko
yun eh, bakitkailanganmangyariyun?" she asks.
The participants expressed dissatisfaction with the situation. P1 stated that she
was "extremely disappointed" and hoped that the incident did not occur to her kid. P2 also
discussed her immediate reaction to the issue, noting, "My initial reaction was
disappointment." P4's initial reaction was based on his feelings toward the bullies: "tsaka
may halong disappointment sa mga bata na nambully."
Some parents were likewise taken aback. According to P3, he was "shocked and
heartbroken" upon realizing that his child had been a victim of cyberbullying. P8 added,
"nagulat ako, kasi hindi ko akalain na mangyayari sa pamangkin ko yun."
Another issue that came up frequently was participants' impression and awareness
of the severity of cyberbullying. Many parents underestimate their child's or adolescent's
likelihood of being a victim of cyberbullying (Goldstein, 2016; Ozdemir, 2014; Cassidy et
al., 2012). As they reported their experiences, participants made statements regarding
their own understandings of cyberbullying. Their perceptions of teenagers who engage in
cyberbullying, whether as victims or perpetrators, differ from the way cyberbullying is
defined. This was a common point of contention among the participants.
When pressed on his past knowledge of cyberbullying, P6 responded,
"Talagangwalaakong ka id-idea. Para bang hindi ko nakukuhayung idea ng cyberbullying
napwedenamannamaglarolangsilasa internet. I thought it was simple. Kapag may
nakakapang - inis o asarsayo, edi wag gamitin ang internet. " Additionally, P7 implied a
lack of awareness when he stated that "cyberbullying is real and talagang I never thought
it could happen until I nangyari sa anak ko.I really learned how intense and gano
kaimporant yung technology and what the effect it could have."
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P2 also discussed how her experience with cyberbullying differed from her preconceived
notions of cyberbullying. ―In general, I thought like cyberbullying was only picking on
other kids sa social media or Facebook. Hindi ko alam na may gagawin sila naganun and
things like that. Yung nangyari na cyberbullying sa anak ko ay iba dun sa alam ko kung
ano yung pagkakaintindi ko sa cyberbullying."
Additionally, the students could note xplain the issue to their parents adequately.
"My son had no idea that he was being bullied. He just assumed that everyone was being
bad to him, so I told him, "No, you're being bullied." P8, since the guardian was unaware
of the problem until she was summoned to a Zoom Meeting conference by the school's
Adviser and Guidance Counselor. Additionally, P4 noted that "kung hindi ko pa narinig
satawag, hindi pa magsasabi yan [his son]."
Each parent's description of their encounters with cyberbullying revealed
annoyance and concern for their adolescent's well-being. According to Goldstein (2016),
an adolescent's voluntary disclosure of cyberbullying behaviors has a direct effect on a
parent's understanding of cyberbullying because the disclosure results in specific
knowledge of the cyberbullying occurrence. Parents who are more aware of their children's
online activities are more equipped to teach and influence their children's involvement in
cyberbullying.
Statement of the Problem 2: _________________________________________________
Table 2 Emotional Responses of Parents About Cyberbullying
THEMES SUB-THEMES CODES RESPONSES
Discussion
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Statement of the Problem 3: _________________________________________________
Table 2 Emotional Responses of Parents About Cyberbullying
THEMES SUB-THEMES CODES RESPONSES
Discussion
