title: The effects of an anti-bullying intervention programme on peers' attitudes and behaviour.
abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an anti-bullying intervention programme on peers' attitudes towards bullying and their attempts to solve bully/victim conflicts. An experimental pre-test/post-test design with a control group was used. For secondary school students, positive outcomes were observed at post-test 1 on attitudes and on actual rates of intervention. However, the effects had disappeared at post-test 2. For primary school students, significant differences were found at post-test 2, showing a smaller decline in seeking teacher's help and in heightening students' support for victims. Students' competence to solve bully/victim problems in relation to their general pro-social development is discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Ghent, Research Group Health and Behaviour, Belgium.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Oost
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: De Bourdeaudhuij
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011340:Problem Solving; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012574:Schools; D012951:Socialization; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires