Bullying and Victimization
Conditions
Keywords
Adolescent, Peer bullying, Victimization, Empathy, Sympathy
Brief summary
This study examined the effect of awareness training on peer bullying, victimization, empathy, and sympathy levels in adolescents. A total of 64 students were randomly assigned to an intervention group or control group. The intervention group received five sessions of peer bullying awareness training, while the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the Peer Bullying Identification Scale and the Empathy and Sympathy Scale.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALAwareness training on peer bullying
Participants in the intervention group received a peer bullying awareness training program consisting of five sessions, delivered once per week. Each session lasted 40-45 minutes and was delivered in small groups. The program focused on increasing awareness of peer bullying, reducing bullying and victimization behaviors, and enhancing empathy and sympathy skills.
Sponsors
Selcuk University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being enrolled in the 9th grade * Scoring 54 or higher on the Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form * Willingness to participate and providing informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Previous participation in a similar peer bullying or awareness training program * Being a foreign national student due to insufficient proficiency in Turkish language comprehension and expression * Missing two or more sessions of the peer bullying awareness training program
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form | At baseline and one week after completion of the intervention | Peer bullying and victimization levels will be assessed using the Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form. The minimum score that can be obtained from the bully and victim subscales of the scale is 53, and the maximum score is 265. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of being a bully and a victim also increases. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empathy and Sympathy Scale in Adolescents | At baseline and one week after completion of the intervention | Empathy and sympathy levels will be measured using the Empathy and Sympathy Scale in Adolescents, which includes cognitive empathy, emotional empathy, and sympathy subscales. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 12, and the maximum score is 60. The scale score is calculated by taking the mean of the item scores. A high score obtained from the scale indicates a high level of empathy or sympathy, whereas a low score indicates a low level of empathy or sympathy. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAlime Selçuk Tosun
Selcuk University, Faculty of Nursing
Outcome results
None listed