ERIC Number: EJ1072267
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Publication Date: 2009-Dec
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Coping in the Cyberworld: Program Implementation and Evaluation--A Pilot Project
Lam, Cecilia Wing Chi; Frydenberg, Erica
Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, v19 n2 p196-215 Dec 2009
As increasing numbers of adolescents become involved in online activities, many also become victims of cyberharassment. This pilot project investigates how a program teaching coping skills (Best of Coping program, BOC) and a program teaching cybersafety (Cyber Savvy Teens program, CST) can optimise adolescents' capacity to cope online. Thirty-three adolescents were divided into three groups: control, BOC and CST. Participants completed a questionnaire on cyberknowledge and habits preprogram; the Adolescent Coping scale and the Kessler Psychological Distress scale (K-10) pre- and post-program; and a program evaluation form post-program. Participants in both intervention groups demonstrated improvements in their overall mental health and in making better online choices post-program. The BOC program was found to be a better program for improving general coping than CST alone, while the CST program was better at tackling cyberspecific issues.
Descriptors: Coping, Skill Development, Safety, Computer Mediated Communication, Internet, Adolescents, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Comparative Analysis, Questionnaires, Knowledge Level, Psychological Patterns, Stress Variables, Pretests Posttests, Mental Health, Decision Making, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Intervention
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Language: English
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