Citation

Doumas DM, Midgett A, Watts AD. Sch. Psychol. Int. 2019; 40(3): 275-293.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0143034319830149

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

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.

Language: en