NCJ Number
237004
Journal
Journal of School Violence Volume: 10 Issue: 3 Dated: July-September 2011 Pages: 221-238
Date Published
July 2011
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This study examined the effect of an educational video designed to distinguish bullying from ordinary peer conflict.
Abstract
This study of 1,283 middle-school students examined the effect of an educational video designed to distinguish bullying from ordinary peer conflict. Randomly assigned classrooms of students either watched or did not watch a video prior to completing a self-report bullying survey. Compared to the control group, students who watched the video reported 32 percent less social bullying victimization, while boys who watched the video reported 54 percent less physical bullying victimization and 68 percent less physical bullying of others. These results indicate that student self-reports could yield inflated estimates of the prevalence of bullying if students are not adequately educated about the distinction between bullying and other forms of peer conflict. (Published Abstract)