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

2016; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 13; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/ijerph13111042

1661-7827

Jorge Luiz da Silva, Wanderlei Abadio de Oliveira, Iara Falleiros Braga, Marta Angélica Iossi Silva, Elisângela Aparecida da Silva Lizzi, Marlene Fagundes Carvalho Gonçalves, Beatriz Pereira, Marta Angélica Iossi Silva,

Youth Development and Social Support

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.