TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - The impact of a brief, bullying bystander intervention on internalizing symptoms: is gender a moderator of intervention effects?
JO  - School psychology international
A1  - Doumas, Diana M.
A1  - Midgett, Aida
A1  - Watts, April D.
SP  - 275
EP  - 293
VL  - 40
IS  - 3
N2  - The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a brief, bystander bullying intervention on reducing internalizing symptoms among students (N = 65). Although witnessing bullying is associated with mental health risks, the majority of research on bystander interventions focuses on the impact of these programs on school-wide bullying reduction rather than improved emotional outcomes for those trained to intervene. <br><br>RESULTS indicated high school students trained in a brief, bystander bullying intervention reported greater decreases in internalizing symptoms from baseline to a three-month follow-up compared to students in a control group. Further, gender moderated intervention effects such that differences in decreases in internalizing symptoms were significant for females only. Implications for school-based anti-bullying programs for high school students are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0143-0343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143034319830149
ID  - ref1
ER  -