The Effect of Awareness Training on Peer Bullying Applied to Adolescents on Peer Bullying, Empathy, and Sympathy Levels
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
- Enrollment
- 64
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form
Overview
Brief Summary
This study examined the effect of awareness training on peer bullying, victimization, empathy, and sympathy levels in adolescents. A total of 64 students were randomly assigned to an intervention group or control group. The intervention group received five sessions of peer bullying awareness training, while the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the Peer Bullying Identification Scale and the Empathy and Sympathy Scale.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 14 Years to 15 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Being enrolled in the 9th grade
- •Scoring 54 or higher on the Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form
- •Willingness to participate and providing informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Previous participation in a similar peer bullying or awareness training program
- •Being a foreign national student due to insufficient proficiency in Turkish language comprehension and expression
- •Missing two or more sessions of the peer bullying awareness training program
Arms & Interventions
Awareness training on peer bullying
Participants in the intervention group received a peer bullying awareness training program consisting of five sessions, delivered once per week. Each session lasted 40-45 minutes and was delivered in small groups. The program focused on increasing awareness of peer bullying, reducing bullying and victimization behaviors, and enhancing empathy and sympathy skills.
Intervention: Awareness training on peer bullying (Behavioral)
Usual Care Control Group
Participants in the control group did not receive any intervention and continued with their usual school routine during the study period.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form
Time Frame: At baseline and one week after completion of the intervention
Peer bullying and victimization levels will be assessed using the Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form. The minimum score that can be obtained from the bully and victim subscales of the scale is 53, and the maximum score is 265. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of being a bully and a victim also increases.
Secondary Outcomes
- Empathy and Sympathy Scale in Adolescents(At baseline and one week after completion of the intervention)
Investigators
Alime Selçuk Tosun
Associate Professor
Selcuk University