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Background
Despite the prevalence and impact of peer victimization, prevention efforts at the secondary level are largely ineffective for bullying (Yeager et al., 2015), and sexual harassment is rarely a focus (Cook-Craig et al., 2014). Norms and Bystander Intervention Training (NAB IT!) is a 4-hour intervention based on Latané and Darley’s (1970) five-step bystander intervention model (notice, interpret, assume responsibility, know how to help, intervene) that includes educational, motivational, and skill-building components. This study presents NAB IT! evaluation results.
Methodology
In a pilot study, 27 high school students participated in NAB IT! and completed pre- and post-test measures: Bystander Intervention in Bullying and Sexual Harassment (ByInt; Nickerson et al., 2014), Student Advocates Pre- and Post-Scale (SAPPS; Midgett et al., 2015); Forms of Bullying Bystander Actions (FBBA; Jenkins et al., 2022). NAB IT! was then implemented and evaluated with 67 students from four high schools, using the same measures, plus California Healthy Kids Survey resiliency subscales (CDOE, 2023).
Results
Results from paired t-tests from the pilot and implementation samples indicated significant increases on By-Int p <.001, d 1.08-1.21; SAPPS p < .001, d .87-1.55; FBBA Intervention subscale p < .001, d .51, and three resiliency subscales p <.001, d .47-.70.
Conclusion and Implications
Students participating in NAB IT! reported positive change in bystander intervention knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and behavior, as well as empathy, problem solving, and cooperation/communication. Although NAB IT! shows promise in empowering high school youth as upstanders, further research is needed on long-term outcomes and peer victimization rates.
Keywords
bystander intervention, bullying, cyberbullying, sexual harassment
| Please indicate what type of scientific contribution it is | Mixed method study |
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| Please also indicate what kind of contribution it is: | Scientific |
