Effectiveness of the FHaCE Up! Program on School Violence, School Climate, Conflict Management Styles, and Socio-Emotional Skills on Secondary School Students

Communicative and socio-emotional skills are associated with conflict resolution and, thus, school violence prevention. However, without using a combination of techniques in peaceful conflict resolution, it is difficult to ensure such a relationship. The present study aimed to evaluate the effective...

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Published in:Sustainability 2022-12, Vol.14 (24), p.17013
Main Authors: Avivar-Cáceres, Susana, Prado-Gascó, Vicente, Parra-Camacho, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Anger management
Behavior
Collaboration
Conflict management
Conflict resolution
Cooperation
Cyberbullying
Emotions
High school students
High schools
Management styles
Perception
Power
Prevention
Problem solving
Psychological research
Restorative justice
School environment
School violence
Schools
Skills
Students
Suicides & suicide attempts
Teenagers
Violence
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Summary:Communicative and socio-emotional skills are associated with conflict resolution and, thus, school violence prevention. However, without using a combination of techniques in peaceful conflict resolution, it is difficult to ensure such a relationship. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the FHaCE up! program, an intervention based on training in communication and socio-emotional skills, as well as conflict resolution, using a collaborative style and mediation skills to reduce school violence and improve the school climate. This training developed in two consecutive stages. The design of the study was quasi-experimental, in which 561 students (aged from 11 to 17 years) from two public secondary schools in Valencia, Spain, participated. Convenience sampling was assigned to the experimental group (N = 264) and the control group (N = 297). The results showed a significant improvement in school violence and school climate perception, as well as communication and socio-emotional skills, in the experimental group after the intervention implementation. It is concluded that the FHaCE up! program significantly positively affected teenagers’ perception of violence and school climate.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su142417013