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Play to Reduce Bullying! Role-Playing Games Are a Useful Tool for Therapists and Teachers
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Bagès, Céline; Hoareau, Natacha; Guerrien, Alain – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
The purpose of this article is to determine the effectiveness of role-playing games (RPGs) as an intervention program to reduce bullying. Eighty-six French 6th-graders were randomly assigned to either the empathy training program involving three RPG sessions of 60 minutes or to the control condition in which students benefited from three sessions…
Descriptors: Bullying, Role Playing, Intervention, Behavior Modification
Effectiveness of the ViSC Social Competence Program in Turkish Elementary Schools
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Dogan, Aysun; Strohmeier, Dagmar; Kiziltepe, Rukiye; Gümüsten, Durdane; Yanagida, Takuya – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2020
This study examined whether participating in the ViSC social competence program is able to reduce different types of reported problem behaviors including bullying perpetration and victimization as well as promoting various social competencies in elementary school children. Two wave longitudinal self-report and teacher report data was available…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Behavior Problems
The Effect of Bullying and Victimization on Cognitive Empathy Development during the Transition to Middle School
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Williford, Anne; Boulton, Aaron J.; Forrest-Bank, Shandra S.; Bender, Kimberly A.; Dieterich, William A.; Jenson, Jeffrey M. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: Interventions aimed at reducing bullying behavior commonly target the development of empathy. Yet, few longitudinal studies have investigated how empathy levels vary with bullying and victimization over time, especially during the transition to middle school. Objective: To that end, the purpose of the present study was to: (1) examine…
Descriptors: Bullying, Behavior Modification, Empathy, Victims
Decreasing Bullying Behaviors in Middle School: Expect Respect
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Nese, Rhonda N. T.; Horner, Robert H.; Dickey, Celeste Rossetto; Stiller, Brianna; Tomlanovich, Anne – School Psychology Quarterly, 2014
A nonconcurrent multiple baseline across 3 middle schools was used to assess the impact that teaching all students to follow the" Bullying and Harassment Prevention in Positive Behavior Support: Expect Respect" intervention had on bullying behaviors. The 3 schools were using School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and…
Descriptors: Bullying, Middle School Students, Prevention, Behavior Modification
Relations between Student Perceptions of Their School Environment and Academic Achievement
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Gietz, Carmen; McIntosh, Kent – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2014
This study examined student perceptions of their school environment (specifically, safety and inclusion in the school, experiences being bullied, and clear expectations for behaviour) and their relation with academic achievement at the school level. Participants were students in 969 elementary schools and 73 middle schools who took part in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, School Safety
Participant Perceptions on the Need for an Anti Bullying Program in Elementary School
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O'Connor, Jacqueline – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The phenomenon of bullying in K-12 school districts in the United States continues to undergo examination. The purpose of this study was to understand the issues of bullying from teacher and administrator perspectives and to describe components needed to build a quality program to prevent bullying. Research questions involved understanding…
Descriptors: Bullying, Elementary School Students, Responses, Interaction