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Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the trial is to establish if the use of an online psycho-education and cognitive-behavioural intervention will decrease the likelihood that a young person will experience being cyber bullied, and also reduce the impact of any bullying experienced. The program is designed to decrease vulnerability to bullying by building coping responses over time.We hypothesise that young people who complete the on-line intervention will experience decreased bullying (particularly cyber bullying), increased self-compassion, and decreased emotional and behavioural symptoms, relative to young people who do not complete the intervention.
Interventions
1. Every session has the same structure (starting with a quiz, facts and new content, exercises to practice and ending with a self-compassion exercise) the 9 topics of the online sessions are: Cyber Bullying Feelings Staying Calm Being Confident Problem Solving Being Assertive Worrying Keeping Calm Self-Esteem 2. We do not need an activity log as the programme itself monitors adherence. any activities will be automatic emailed to the USYD email account. 3.We will meet with the teacher for a 1 hours training session with a clinical psychologist (myself). The online program includes psycho-education about cyber bullying and cognitive-behavioural strategies aimed at reducing the likelihood that a young person will experience cyber bullying or reducing the impact of any bullying experienced. The online intervention includes 9 online sessions (each between 15 to 20 minutes every 2 or 3 days) over 4-5 weeks. The first session will be led by a teacher in the class room, either using the students' personal laptops or in a computer laboratory. Session 2 to 9 will be conducted under supervision by the teacher. Teachers will be trained and made familiar with each session before completed by the children, and will be prepared for potential questions or problems.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Being a student at one of the recruited schools.
Exclusion criteria
not english speaking children (but we expect all kids in school to speak english)