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

Autor/inn/en	Greif Green, Jennifer; Holt, Melissa K.; Oblath, Rachel; Robinson, Ellery; Storey, Kim; Merrin, Gabriel J.
Titel	Engaging Professional Sports to Reduce Bullying: An Evaluation of the Boston vs. Bullies Program
Quelle	In: Journal of School Violence, 19 (2020) 3, S.389-405 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Greif Green, Jennifer) ORCID (Oblath, Rachel) ORCID (Merrin, Gabriel J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-8220
DOI	10.1080/15388220.2019.1709849
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Athletics; Athletes; Bullying; Prevention; Grade 5; Elementary School Students; Pretests Posttests; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Student Behavior; Assertiveness; Intervention; Massachusetts (Boston) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Leichtathletik; Athlet; Mobbing; Prävention; Vorbeugung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; Student behaviour
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01