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Effects of the KiVa Anti-bullying Program on Adolescents' Depression, Anxiety, and Perception of Peers




TekijätWilliford A, Boulton A, Noland B, Little TD, Karna A, Salmivalli C

KustantajaSPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS

Julkaisuvuosi2012

JournalJournal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiJOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

Lehden akronyymiJ ABNORM CHILD PSYCH

Numero sarjassa2

Vuosikerta40

Numero2

Aloitussivu289

Lopetussivu300

Sivujen määrä12

ISSN0091-0627

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-011-9551-1


Tiivistelmä

The present study investigated the effects of the KiVa antibullying program on students' anxiety, depression, and perception of peers in Grades 4-6. Furthermore, it was investigated whether reductions in peer-reported victimization predicted changes in these outcome variables. The study participants included 7,741 students from 78 schools who were randomly assigned to either intervention or control condition, and the program effects were tested with structural equation modeling. A cross-lagged panel model suggested that the KiVa program is effective for reducing students' internalizing problems and improving their peer-group perceptions. Finally, changes in anxiety, depression, and positive peer perceptions were found to be predicted by reductions in victimization. Implications of the findings and future directions for research are discussed.



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