TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - The effects of a skill-based intervention for victims of bullying in Brazil JO - International journal of environmental research and public health A1 - da Silva, Jorge Luiz A1 - de Oliveira, Wanderlei Abadio A1 - Braga, Iara Falleiros A1 - Farias, Marilurdes Silva A1 - da Silva Lizzi, Elisangela Aparecida A1 - Gonçalves, Marlene Fagundes Carvalho A1 - Pereira, Beatriz Oliveira A1 - Silva, Marta Angelica Iossi SP - e13111042 EP - e13111042 VL - 13 IS - 11 N2 - This study's objective was to verify whether improved social and emotional skills would reduce victimization among Brazilian 6th grade student victims of bullying. The targets of this intervention were victimized students; a total of 78 victims participated. A cognitive-behavioral intervention based on social and emotional skills was held in eight weekly sessions. The sessions focused on civility, the ability to make friends, self-control, emotional expressiveness, empathy, assertiveness, and interpersonal problem-solving capacity. Data were analyzed through Poisson regression models with random effects. Pre- and post-analyses reveal that intervention and comparison groups presented significant reduced victimization by bullying. No significant improvement was found in regard to difficulties in practicing social skills. Victimization reduction cannot be attributed to the program. This study contributes to the incipient literature addressing anti-bullying interventions conducted in developing countries and highlights the need for approaches that do not exclusively focus on the students' individual aspects.

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LA - en SN - 1661-7827 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13111042 ID - ref1 ER -