Effectiveness of the FHaCE Up! Program on School Violence, School Climate, Conflict Management Styles, and Socio-Emotional Skills on Secondary School Students

Susana Avivar-Cáceres, Vicente Prado-Gascó and David Parra-Camacho ()
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Susana Avivar-Cáceres: Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, 46003 Valencia, Spain
Vicente Prado-Gascó: Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, 46003 Valencia, Spain
David Parra-Camacho: Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Valencia, 46003 Valencia, Spain

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 24, 1-15

Abstract: Communicative and socio-emotional skills are associated with conflict resolution and, thus, school violence prevention. However, without using a combination of techniques in peaceful conflict resolution, it is difficult to ensure such a relationship. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the FHaCE up! program, an intervention based on training in communication and socio-emotional skills, as well as conflict resolution, using a collaborative style and mediation skills to reduce school violence and improve the school climate. This training developed in two consecutive stages. The design of the study was quasi-experimental, in which 561 students (aged from 11 to 17 years) from two public secondary schools in Valencia, Spain, participated. Convenience sampling was assigned to the experimental group (N = 264) and the control group (N = 297). The results showed a significant improvement in school violence and school climate perception, as well as communication and socio-emotional skills, in the experimental group after the intervention implementation. It is concluded that the FHaCE up! program significantly positively affected teenagers’ perception of violence and school climate.

Keywords: school violence; school climate; conflict management styles; socio-emotional skills; intervention program; sustainable living; adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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