Engaging Professional Sports to Reduce Bullying: An Evaluation of the Boston vs. Bullies Program.

We evaluated the effectiveness of Boston vs. Bullies, a short-term, free, bullying prevention program that uses celebrity athletes to present content. Fifth-grade students in 10 schools were randomized to either complete the Boston vs. Bullies intervention (n = 388), or to a wait-list control group...

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Publicado en:Journal of School Violence Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 389 - 406
Autores principales: Greif Green, Jennifer, Holt, Melissa K., Oblath, Rachel, Robinson, Ellery, Storey, Kim, Merrin, Gabriel J.
Formato: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul-Sep2020
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          Greif Green, Jennifer
          Holt, Melissa K.
          Oblath, Rachel
          Robinson, Ellery
          Storey, Kim
          Merrin, Gabriel J.
        affil: Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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          Professional Sports
          Bullying Prevention and Control
          Program Evaluation
          Athletes
          Public Figures
          Human
          Students, Elementary Psychosocial Factors
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Random Assignment
          Descriptive Statistics
          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Student Knowledge
          Student Attitudes
          Child Behavior
          Assertiveness
          Aggression
          Peer Group
          Models, Statistical
          Cluster Analysis
          Comparative Studies
      ab: We evaluated the effectiveness of Boston vs. Bullies, a short-term, free, bullying prevention program that uses celebrity athletes to present content. Fifth-grade students in 10 schools were randomized to either complete the Boston vs. Bullies intervention (n = 388), or to a wait-list control group (n = 266). Pre- and post-surveys assessed knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to bullying. Students completing Boston vs. Bullies reported greater improvement in knowledge of bullying, assertiveness, perceptions of adult responsiveness, and bystander responsibility. They also reported decreased acceptance of aggression and peer victimization. However, when statistical models introduced robust standard errors to account for school clustering, some associations attenuated, suggesting that program effectiveness is somewhat variable across schools. Further, among youth in the intervention group, greater improvement was associated with student-reported engagement and facilitator-reported adherence to program components. Results suggest that Boston vs. Bullies can contribute to improving bullying, but some program outcomes may be influenced by school context.
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