The Effect of Awareness Training on Peer Bullying

Selcuk University64 enrolled

Overview

This study examined the effect of awareness training on peer bullying, victimization, empathy, and sympathy levels in adolescents. A total of 64 students were randomly assigned to an intervention group or control group. The intervention group received five sessions of peer bullying awareness training, while the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the Peer Bullying Identification Scale and the Empathy and Sympathy Scale.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Bullying and Victimization

Interventions

Awareness training on peer bullyingBEHAVIORAL

Participants in the intervention group received a peer bullying awareness training program consisting of five sessions, delivered once per week. Each session lasted 40-45 minutes and was delivered in small groups. The program focused on increasing awareness of peer bullying, reducing bullying and victimization behaviors, and enhancing empathy and sympathy skills.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 14 YearsMax age: 15 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Being enrolled in the 9th grade * Scoring 54 or higher on the Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form * Willingness to participate and providing informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Previous participation in a similar peer bullying or awareness training program * Being a foreign national student due to insufficient proficiency in Turkish language comprehension and expression * Missing two or more sessions of the peer bullying awareness training program

Locations (1)

Karaman Bifa Anatolian High School

Karaman, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form

Peer bullying and victimization levels will be assessed using the Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form. The minimum score that can be obtained from the bully and victim subscales of the scale is 53, and the maximum score is 265. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of being a bully and a victim also increases.

Time frame: At baseline and one week after completion of the intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Empathy and Sympathy Scale in Adolescents

Empathy and sympathy levels will be measured using the Empathy and Sympathy Scale in Adolescents, which includes cognitive empathy, emotional empathy, and sympathy subscales. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 12, and the maximum score is 60. The scale score is calculated by taking the mean of the item scores. A high score obtained from the scale indicates a high level of empathy or sympathy, whereas a low score indicates a low level of empathy or sympathy.

Time frame: At baseline and one week after completion of the intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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