Violent Behavior among Teenagers: A Qualitative Study In Public High School

Abstract

Introduction: West Sumatra is one of the provinces with the highest rate of violence after Jakarta, Aceh, East Java and Surabaya, namely above 63%. The forms of violence that occur include physical, psychological, emotional and sexual violence and it is not uncommon for cases of violence to also occur in the school environment. 

Aim: determine violent behavior in public high school teenagers in Bukittinggi City.

Method: This research uses qualitative research. Sampling techniques are used proportional sampling with a sample size of 50 people and taking informants using techniques saturating a total of 4 informants. Data collection used questionnaires and in-depth interviews. Data analysis includes univariate and technical analysis Miles And Huberman.

Findings: The results of the qualitative analysis show that there are themes of violent behavior in adolescents, namely internal family conditions, parenting patterns, 

Conclusion and recommendation: family or parents and mass media are factors related to violent behavior in adolescents, while risk factors are internal family (broken home, birth order, parenting style), social media and online games. Therefore, it is hoped that everyone, especially parents and teachers, will pay more attention to parenting patterns and maximize control over the use of gadgets in teenagers.

Keywords: behavior, violence, youth, family