ArticleClinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH2015
Interventions on bullying and cyberbullying in schools: a systematic review.
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- Systematic Review of Cyberbullying Interventions for Youth and Parents With Implications for Evidence-Based Practice.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2018Pooled it
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- Preventing Peer Violence Against Children: Methods and Baseline Data of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Pakistan.Global health, science and practice · 2017Trial
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- Left-Behind Experiences and Cyberbullying Behavior in Chinese College Students: The Mediation of Sense of Security and the Moderation of Gender.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- The Long-Term Efficacy and Sustainability of the Tabby Improved Prevention and Intervention Program in Reducing Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Cyberbullying: next-generation research.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2023Article
- "If it's really excessive, it can enter your heart": A Mixed Methods Investigation of Bullying Among Early Adolescents in Semarang, Indonesia.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2023Article
- Middle School Students' Experiences with Cyberbullying and Perspectives Toward Prevention and Bystander Intervention in Schools.Journal of school violence · 2023Article
- Sadness, hopelessness and suicide attempts in bullying: Data from the 2018 Iowa youth survey.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background : bullying (and cyberbullying) is a widespread phenomenon among young people and it is used to describe interpersonal relationships characterized by an imbalance of power. In this relationships often show aggressive behavior and intentional "harm doing" repeated over time. The prevalence of bullying among youth has been reported to vary widely among countries (5.1%-41.4%) and this behavior seems generally higher among student boys than girls. Several school interventions have been developed to reduce bullying, but reported inconsistent results possibly related to limitations in the study design or to other methodological shortcomings. Aims : evaluating randomized-controlled trials (RTCs) conducted between 2000 and 2013 to assess the effectiveness of school interventions on bullying and cyberbullying. Methods : a systematic search of the scientific literature was conducted on Pubmed/Medline and Ebsco online databases. We also contacted experts in the field of preventive bullying research. Results : 17 studies met the inclusion criteria. The majority of studies did not show positive effects in the long term; the interventions focused on the whole school were more effective in reducing bullying than interventions delivered through classroom curricula or social skills training alone. Conclusion : while there is evidence that programs aimed at reducing bullying can be effective in the short term, their long-term effectiveness has not been established, and there are important differences in the results based on gender, age and socio-economic status of participants. Internal inconsistency in the findings of some studies, together with the wide variability of experimental designs and lack of common standardized measures in outcome evaluation, are important limitations in this field of research.
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