ERIC Number: EJ1172992
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
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A Group Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Parent Involvement in Whole-School Actions to Reduce Bullying
Cross, Donna; Lester, Leanne; Pearce, Natasha; Barnes, Amy; Beatty, Shelley
Journal of Educational Research, v111 n3 p255-267 2018
Parents can significantly affect children's peer relationships, including their involvement in bullying. The authors developed and evaluated ways to enhance parents' knowledge, self-efficacy, attitudes, and skills related to parent-child communication about bullying. The 3-year Friendly Schools Friendly Families whole-school intervention included a family component, which provided training and resources to support school teams to engage families in awareness-raising and skill-building activities. Over 3,200 parents of the Grade 2, 4, and 6 cohorts were recruited. For the Grade 2 and 4 cohorts at both 10 and 22 months postintervention, the family component increased parents' self-efficacy to talk about bullying with their children and their frequency of doing so. Grade 4 parents reported more provictim attitudes at 22 months. No differences were found for the Grade 6 cohort. These data suggest a whole-school capacity-building intervention in early and middle childhood can improve the likelihood and frequency of positive parent-child communication about bullying.
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Peer Relationship, Parent Role, Parent Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Self Efficacy, Parenting Skills, Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Intervention, Parent Education, Family Involvement, Skill Development, Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Capacity Building, Randomized Controlled Trials, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Statistical Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Pretests Posttests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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