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ERIC Number: EJ1217223
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-0343
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The Impact of a Brief, Bullying Bystander Intervention on Internalizing Symptoms: Is Gender a Moderator of Intervention Effects?
Doumas, Diana M.; Midgett, Aida; Watts, April D.
School Psychology International, v40 n3 p275-293 Jun 2019
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a brief, bystander bullying intervention on reducing internalizing symptoms among students (N = 65). Although witnessing bullying is associated with mental health risks, the majority of research on bystander interventions focuses on the impact of these programs on school-wide bullying reduction rather than improved emotional outcomes for those trained to intervene. Results indicated high school students trained in a brief, bystander bullying intervention reported greater decreases in internalizing symptoms from baseline to a three-month follow-up compared to students in a control group. Further, gender moderated intervention effects such that differences in decreases in internalizing symptoms were significant for females only. Implications for school-based anti-bullying programs for high school students are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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