Cyberbullying among school-aged children has received increased attention in recent literature. However, no empirical evidence currently exists on whether existing school-based antibullying programs are effective targeting the unique aspects of cyberbullying. To address this important gap, present study investigates effects KiVa Antibullying Program frequency cyberbullying and cybervictimization elementary middle school youth. Using data from a group randomized controlled trial, multilevel...

Prevention researchers often analyze nonnegative continuous outcomes that are skewed and contain many zero observations. Variables with these features can arise when investigators measure low-base-rate behaviors (e.g., bullying, substance use) or use measurement tools cannot differentiate individuals low standing on the target construct. Common analytic procedures such as linear regression inappropriate for data may result in biased results. This article provides a tutorial alternative...

Abstract We examined the effects of depressive symptoms, antisocial attitudes, and perspective‐taking empathy on patterns bullying victimization during transition from late elementary (4th grade to 5th grade) middle school (6th among 1,077 students who participated in Youth Matters (YM) prevention trial. Latent analysis was used establish classes bullying, victimization, bully‐victimization, uninvolvement. The intervention had a positive impact children as they moved school. More YM group...

Abstract School disengagement is a critical factor that will likely exacerbate long-standing racial inequities in educational outcomes during the aftermath of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Due to their training and contact with at-risk students, school social workers other school-based mental health professionals (SMHP) are an ideal position understand impact COVID-19 virtual learning on K–12 students. To end, this study reports findings from survey SMHP about differential...

Journal Article Effects of the Youth Matters Prevention Program on Patterns Bullying and Victimization in Elementary Middle School Get access Jeffrey M. Jenson, Jenson PhD, is professor, Daniel Brisson, associate Kimberly A. Bender, assistant Graduate Social Work, University Denver. Anne P. Williford, Welfare, Kansas, Lawrence. Address correspondence to Jefffrey Denver, 2148 S. High Street, CO 80208; e-mail: jjenson@du.edu. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google...

Objective: Bullying occurs within children's peer groups and in classroom school settings. Accordingly, this study aims to characterize student-level heterogeneity change bullying experiences by classifying students into bully/victim subgroups how these child-level coalesce at the levels. Method: A sample of 692 Grades 3–5 from 6 elementary schools self-reported frequency their involvement victimization during fall spring semesters 1 academic year. We used multilevel latent Markov modeling...

Cyberbullying behavior among youth has become a growing concern parents, educators, and policymakers due to emerging evidence documenting its harmful consequences on youths’ development. As such, schools are increasingly required address this form of bullying. Thus, effective responses by school staff needed. However, no study date examined the likelihood cyberbullying intervention certified noncertified personnel. To that end, present assessed whether perceptions, attitudes, self‐efficacy...

Extant research indicates that peer victimization is an important factor in the development of internalizing symptoms for youth. However, few studies have examined contextual factors may impact how contributes to these middle childhood, especially form victimization. The current study evaluated associations between relational and physical depression anxiety a sample third through fifth graders. In addition, influence perceived school safety as moderator was examined. Findings indicated more...

Abstract The purpose of the present study is to examine whether physical and relational victimization negatively impacts indicators school climate–students’ perceptions safety, their attachment school, help‐seeking behavior–and gender moderates these associations. Using a sample 361 third through fifth‐grade students recruited from six public elementary schools, results reveal that were both uniquely associated with lower levels safety attachment, stronger associations between victimization....

The present study piloted Innovation Change Lab (ICL), a novel intervention to promote antiracism and human-centered design (HCD) in rural community. Data included (1) pre- post-survey of antiracist attitudes; (2) post-workshop feedback surveys, (3) focus group at the end training. Participants (n = 14) identified their race as White 7), Latine 3), Multiracial 1); genders cisgender women 12) men 2). Attitude change was analyzed using one-tailed t-tests. Qualitative analysis open-ended survey...