Cyberbullying, Empathy, and Storytelling in Adolescents

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Cyberbullying
• Interventions: Behavioral: Training; Behavioral: Storytelling

• Registration Number: NCT06508736
• Lead Sponsor: Gazi University

Brief Summary

The type of this study is a randomized controlled experimental study. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of storytelling method on cyberbullying and empathy level in adolescents. The population of the study consisted of 5th and 6th grade middle school students. The sample of the study will consist of students involved in cyberbullying. The sample will be selected through randomization and stratified selection will be made according to gender. The students in the intervention group will receive 4 sessions of storytelling intervention. The active control group will receive 4 sessions of cyberbullying training. Questions that the research aims to answer:

Is there a difference between the intervention group and the control group in terms of cyberbullying level? Is there a difference between the intervention groups and the control group in terms of empathy level?

Participants:

The intervention group will participate in 4 sessions of storytelling intervention.

The control group will participate in 4 sessions of cyberbullying training.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-07-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-12
• Study First Posted: 2024-07-18
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-18
• Study Start: 2024-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-04-30
• Study Completion: 2025-07-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Family approval
• Volunteering to participate in the study.
• Being a 5th and 6th grade student
• Engaging in cyberbullying behavior

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a diagnosis of any mental illness
• Having at least one of vision, speech and hearing disabilities
• Foreign nationality
• Being a 7th and 8th grade student
• Not engaging in cyberbullying behavior

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Active Comparator Grup	Training	Participants will be trained on cyberbullying in 4 sessions.
Storytelling Grup	Storytelling	Participants will receive 4 sessions of storytelling intervention with expert reviewed stories.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
cyberbullying	6 months	It is expected that cyberbullying will decrease with storytelling. These measurements will be made with the Cyberbullying Triangle Scale. Cyberbullying Triangle Scale and Bullying, Victimization and Cyber Bystander subscales will be used in the evaluation. The assessment is done by categorizing students into various categories. These categories are: "not involved in cyberbullying, only cyber victim, only cyber bully, only cyber bystander, cyber bully and cyber victim, cyber bystander and cyber victim, cyber bystander and cyber bully, cyber bully, cyber victim and cyber bystander".

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
empathy	6 months	Empathy parameter is expected to increase with storytelling. Empathy will be assessed with the Cognitive, Affective, Behavioral Empathy Scale. The Empathy Scale consists of 30 questions and three sub-factors: cognitive, affective and bodily empathy. The scale has a 3-point Likert (0 and 2) type rating. The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 0 and 60 and the higher the score, the higher the empathy tendency.