School Bullying Victimization and Perpetration: Predictive of Percieve Parental Acceptance-Rejections in Adolescents

School bullying is a global issue that affects millions of students each year. Bullying incidents not only create an unsafe school environment but also have long-term impacts on the mental well-being of the students involved. This study aims to analyze the relationship between adolescents’ perceived parental acceptance-rejection and their involvement as victims or perpetrators of bullying at school. The study employed a quantitative research design with a correlational approach, specifically an explanatory design, to assess the extent to which family roles help mitigate the impact of bullying on victims. The sample included 792 respondents selected through non-probability sampling using a convenience sampling technique. The results indicated that within the victim group, there was a significant relationship between adolescents’ perceptions of acceptance-rejection from both fathers and mothers and their experiences of being bullied. However, in the perpetrator group, only the perception of acceptance-rejection from the mother significantly predicted adolescents’ tendencies to engage in bullying. These findings suggest that perceived parental acceptance-rejection, particularly from the mother, plays an important role in adolescents’ involvement in bullying as perpetrators. The implications of this study may serve as a foundation for more targeted interventions focusing on parent-child relationships to prevent and address bullying among adolescents.