1. EFFECTS OF PREVENTION PROGRAMS ON BULLYING Chasity Douyon

2. Bullying  What is bullying? (Merrell & Isava, 2008)  Effects of bullying on bully  Criminality  Substance abuse risk  Lack of empathy (Smith, Schneider, Smith & Ananiadou, 2004)

3. Effects of Bullying (Victim)  Low self-concept  Depression  Lack of social skills  Suicide (Rawana, Norwood & Whitley, 2011)

4. Important aspects of prevention programs  Fidelity  Dosage  Quality of delivery  Participant responsiveness  Program differentiation (Low, Van Ryzin, Brown, Smith & Haggerty, 2013)

5. Olweus Study  Dan Olweus  Norweign Study  Raise school’s awareness of incidence of bullying  Educate school community on negative consequences of bullying (Rawana, Norwood & Whitley, 2011)

6. Olweus Study  Whole school approach  Stigmatization  Administration/Teachers  Individual  50% decrease  Girls vs Boys  Success Retreived from: http://tccl.rit.albany.edu/knilt/index.php/Anti- Bullying_Programs

7. Bully Busters Program  Goals  Increase teacher/student awareness of bullying  Increase teacher/student use of bullying intervention  Pretest/posttest surveys (Bell, Raczynski & Horne, 2010)

8. Bully Busters Program cont.  Results  Higher self-efficacy for teachers  No change in awareness of problem behaviors in school or class climate (teachers)  No change in classroom climate, reports of victimization, or school safety problems (students) (Bell, Raczynski & Horne, 2010)

9. Limitations  Possible Hawthorne effects  Possibly implement more behavioral intervention  Lack of control conditions  Mortality (Kärnä, Voeten, Little, Alanen, Poskiparta & Salmivalli, 2012)

10. Conclusion  Multilevel approach  Effectiveness  Support

11. References  Bell, C. D., Raczynski, K. A., & Horne, A. M. (2010). Bully busters abbreviated: Evaluation of a group-based bully intervention and prevention program.Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 14(3), 257-267. doi: 10.1037/a0020596  Kärnä, A., Voeten, M., Little, T. D., Alanen, E., Poskiparta, E., & Salmivalli, C. (2012). Effectiveness of kiva antibullying program: Grades 1-3 and 7-9. Journal of Educational Psychology,105(2), 535-551. doi: 10.1037/a0030417

12. References  Low, S., Van Ryzin, M. J., Brown, E. C., Smith, B. H., & Haggerty, K. P. (2013). Engagement matters: Lessons from assessing classroom implementation of steps to respect. Society for Prevention Research, doi: 10.1007/s11121-012-0359-1  Merrell, K. W., & Isava, D. M. (2008). How effective are school bullying intervention programs? A meta-analysis of intervention research. School Psychology Quarterly, 23(1), 26-42. doi: 10.1037/1045- 3830.23.1.26

13. References  Rawana, J. S., Norwood, S. J., & Whitley, J. (2011). A mixed-method evaluation of a strength-based bullying prevention program. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 26(4), 283-300. doi: 10.1177/0829573511423741  Smith, D. J., Schneider, B. H., Smith, P. K., & Ananiadou, K. (2004). The effectiveness of whole-school antibullying programs: A synthesis of evaluation research. School Psychology Review, 33(4), 547-560. doi: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000140