IJERPH, Vol. 14, Pages 1038: The Short-term Effects of a Cyberbullying Prevention Intervention for Parents of Middle School Students

IJERPH, Vol. 14, Pages 1038: The Short-term Effects of a Cyberbullying Prevention Intervention for Parents of Middle School Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph14091038

Authors: Anthony Roberto Jen Eden Douglas Deiss Matthew Savage Leslie Ramos-Salazar

This study experimentally evaluated the short-term effects of the Arizona Attorney General’s cybersafety promotion presentation, a key component of which is cyberbullying prevention. Fifty-one parents of children attending a middle school in the southwestern United States participated in the study. Results reveal parents who viewed the presentation believed their children to be more susceptible to cyberbullying, and indicated that they were more likely to talk to their children about saving evidence, not retaliating, and telling an adult compared to parents who had not viewed the presentation. The theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.

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