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Can an online Psycho-Education and Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention Program for young people decrease the likelihood and impact of cyber bullying?

Can an online Psycho-Education and Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention Program for young people decrease the likelihood and impact of cyber bullying?

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12615000853549
Enrollment
120
Registered
2015-08-17
Start date
2015-09-01
Completion date
2015-12-21
Last updated
2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

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

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

Associate Professor Caroline Hunt
Lead SponsorIndividual

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

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)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026