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Doumas, Diana M.; Midgett, Aida – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Suicide is a significant public health concern school-aged youth. Although a growing body of literature has documented the association between cyberbullying and suicidal ideation, and the mediating effect of internalizing symptoms, there is no research to date examining the impact of witnessing cyberbullying and suicidal ideation. To address this…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Suicide, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication
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Midgett, Aida; Doumas, Diana M.; Hausheer, Robin – Contemporary School Psychology, 2023
Bullying is a significant problem in the USA, with both school bullying and cyberbullying peaking in middle school. Although 80% of students witness bullying, only half of middle school students report bullying to their teachers. Bystander training is effective in teaching students how to intervene; however, teachers play an instrumental role in…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Middle School Students, School Personnel
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Midgett, Aida; Doumas, Diana M.; Peck, Matt; Winburn, Amanda – Professional School Counseling, 2021
We examined the moderating effect of gender on witnessing bullying, defending, and internalizing symptoms among sixth-grade students at one middle school in the northwestern United States. Results indicated that for females, witnessing bullying was positively associated with depressive symptoms and social anxiety, whereas for males, defending was…
Descriptors: Bullying, Intervention, Emotional Response, Student Behavior
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Midgett, Aida; Doumas, Diana M. – School Mental Health, 2019
It is well documented that bullying victimization and perpetration are associated with mental health problems, including anxiety and depressive symptoms. Although the majority of students report witnessing bullying as bystanders, very few studies have investigated whether negative consequences associated with bullying extend beyond targets and…
Descriptors: Audiences, Bullying, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology)
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Midgett, Aida; Doumas, Diana M. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2020
Bullying is a significant problem in the USA, with 1 in 5 middle school students reporting being a target of bullying. Although prevalence rates of bullying are higher among students in low-income communities and among minority students in ethnically blended schools, the majority of research on bullying prevention has been conducted with primarily…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Prevention, Bullying
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Moran, Molly; Midgett, Aida; Doumas, Diana M. – Professional School Counseling, 2019
We evaluated a brief, bystander bullying intervention (STAC) adapted for ethnically blended, low-income middle schools. We examined changes in bullying victimization and bias-based bullying victimization among a sample of sixth-grade students using a mixed factorial design. Students reported a significant decrease in bullying victimization and…
Descriptors: Bullying, Audiences, Intervention, Victims