The Effects of a Skill-Based Intervention for Victims of Bullying in Brazil

Autor(es)

da Silva, Jorge Luiz ; de Oliveira, Wanderlei Abadio ; Braga, Iara Falleiros ; Farias, Marilurdes Silva ; da Silva Lizzi, Elisangela Aparecida ; Carvalho Goncalves, Marlene Fagundes ; Pereira, Beatriz Oliveira ; Iossi Silva, Marta Angelica

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH; v. 13, n. 11 NOV 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 7

Resumo

This study's objective was to verify whether improved social and emotional skills would reduce victimization among Brazilian 6th grade student victims of bullying. The targets of this intervention were victimized students; a total of 78 victims participated. A cognitive-behavioral intervention based on social and emotional skills was held in eight weekly sessions. The sessions focused on civility, the ability to make friends, self-control, emotional expressiveness, empathy, assertiveness, and interpersonal problem-solving capacity. Data were analyzed through Poisson regression models with random effects. Pre- and post-analyses reveal that intervention and comparison groups presented significant reduced victimization by bullying. No significant improvement was found in regard to difficulties in practicing social skills. Victimization reduction cannot be attributed to the program. This study contributes to the incipient literature addressing anti-bullying interventions conducted in developing countries and highlights the need for approaches that do not exclusively focus on the students' individual aspects. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/22361-5 - Treinamento de Habilidades Sociais como estratégia de enfrentamento do bullying: intervenção e empoderamento
• Beneficiário: Jorge Luiz da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 15/01794-6 - Aumentando a competência social e combatendo o bullying: efeitos de uma intervenção em habilidades sociais
• Beneficiário: Jorge Luiz da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Doutorado