A school-based mind-calming program to reduce anger, improve social skills, and balance emotions among teens facing online bullying

Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Coping Strategies on Reactive and proactive aggression, Perspective-taking skills, and Externalizing problems among Adolescents with Cyberbullying Victimization, in selected schools.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/04/109641

Enrollment

161

Registered

2026-04-28

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Mindfulness based coping strategies: This 8-session weekly program (45 60 minutes each) targets cyberbullying and emotional regulation through mindfulness. Six sessions focus on adolesc

45 minutes for teachers and 60 minutes for the parents. Con

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants who are: 1. Aged between 11-17 years 2. Cyberbullying victims as assessed using CYBVICS

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants who are: 1. Known case of psychiatric illness 2. Receiving any other psychosocial or behavioral interventions aimed at reducing aggression and emotional regulation. 3. Known to have significant cognitive disabilities.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.To assess the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based coping strategies on reactive proactive aggression, Perspective taking skills and Externalizing problems in Adolescents with Cyberbullying Victimization.Timepoint: baseline (pre-test), immediate post-intervention (post-test 1), six weeks post-intervention (post-test 2) and 12 weeks post intervention (post-test 3).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. To determine the association of reactive and proactive aggression with selected baseline variables. 2. To determine the association of perspective-taking skills with selected baseline variables. 3. To determine the association of externalizing symptoms with selected baseline variables. Timepoint: baseline (pre-test), immediate post-intervention (post-test 1), six weeks post-intervention (post-test 2) and 12 weeks post intervention (post-test 3).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. To determine the association of reactive and proactive aggression with selected baseline variables. 2. To determine the association of perspective-taking skills with selected baseline variables. 3. To determine the association of externalizing symptoms with selected baseline variables. Timepoint: baseline (pre-test), immediate post-intervention (post-test 1), six weeks post-intervention (post-test 2) and 12 weeks post intervention (post-test 3).

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSudipta Debnath

Department of psychiatry, St Johns medical college hospital, St Johns National Academy of Health Sciences,

drpriyasreedaran@gmail.com9916043454

Outcome results