Verbal Bullying Changes Among Students Following an Educational Intervention Using the Integrated Model for Behavior Change

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Bullying behavior in schools can lead to psychosocial problems. School‐based interventions are important in raising student awareness, developing their skills and in planning to reduce bullying behavior. METHODS A randomized controlled trial, using a school‐based educational inte...

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Published in:The Journal of school health 2016-11, Vol.86 (11), p.813-822
Main Authors: Naidoo, Saloshni, Satorius, Benn K., de Vries, Hein, Taylor, Myra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Analysis
Awareness
Behavior
Behavior change
Bullying
Bullying - prevention & control
Change (Psychology)
Clinical trials
Control methods
Education
Educational programs
Female
Girls
Grade 10
Health Education - organization & administration
Humans
Integrated Model for Behavior Change
Intervention
Male
Norms
Nursing
Psychosocial factors
Psychosocial intervention
Psychosocial problems
Questionnaires
Response to intervention (Education)
Rural communities
Rural Population
Rural Schools
School based
School discipline
school health instruction
Schools
Schools - organization & administration
Social Norms
Socioeconomic Factors
South Africa
Students
Students - psychology
Teaching methods
Urban Population
verbal bullying
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Summary:ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Bullying behavior in schools can lead to psychosocial problems. School‐based interventions are important in raising student awareness, developing their skills and in planning to reduce bullying behavior. METHODS A randomized controlled trial, using a school‐based educational intervention to reduce verbal bullying, was conducted among grade 10 students in 16 urban and rural schools in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa in 2013. Baseline and postintervention questionnaires, developed using the Integrated Model for Behavior Change theoretical model, were used to assess changes in verbal bullying. RESULTS Postintervention there were reduced verbal bullying experiences. Improved social norms and awareness of verbal bullying were associated with reduced verbal bullying experiences and behavior. Although less likely to bully others verbally, girls were more likely to experience verbal bullying. Students with no living father were more likely to bully others verbally. CONCLUSIONS The study findings indicate that a school‐based intervention can positively impact on verbal bullying experiences and behavior.
ISSN:0022-4391
1746-1561
DOI:10.1111/josh.12439