Table 1.

The social intelligence components as extracted from the content analysis in phase 1 qualitative study

Components1		Example of quotations
Social awareness
	Awareness of one’s own emotions and those of others (12)	“If he is aware of himself, he will be aware of other people’s feelings; But if he doesn’t understand even himself or what he wants, he will behave in the wrong way”
	Awareness of various social situations (12)	“The understanding of right or wrong events in society and the reasoning on such events including when students sympathize with their friends, the (bullying) behaviors will stop”
Social information processing
	Understanding the behaviors of others (7)	“We must give in because she is a woman; Don’t bully each other; Listen to me, we are men, we have advantage over women; If it becomes a big problem, the troubles will find your parents”
	Understanding social situations (11)	“Making students with bullying behaviors aware of social situations will enhance their thinking and decision-making skills for that situation; This will help teenagers to know how to choose the right and appropriate expressions for interacting with others in the society”
Social skills
	Appropriate expression of emotions (9)	“Try to teach him that some incidents are too insignificant to matter, then he should let it go and control himself; These days, students sometimes just can’t control themselves in response to a small incident, which causes it to become a big problem; Maybe if it is a small problem, they should let it be”
	Appropriate behaviors (14)	“The reason for students to bully their friends is mostly from themselves; While being with their families, they may often encounter domestic violence; Some students are just spoiled by their families, and not disciplined on appropriate behaviors; It seems like they lack social skills”

¹The number in parentheses is the number of the key informants who addressed each component of social intelligence.