Effectiveness of the KiVa anti-bullying program in the Czech Republic: A cluster randomized control trial

Adam Klocek, Lenka Kollerová, Egle Havrdová, Monika Kotrbová, Jan Netík and Marek Pour

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2024, vol. 106, issue C

Abstract: One of the most widely used evidence-based anti-bullying programs, KiVa, originates from Finland and aims to change students’ peer context, activate teachers, and inform parents with two main components (universal preventive actions and indicated actions when bullying occurs), complemented by monitoring. Because research documented somewhat varied KiVa outcomes in different countries and because there is a lack of research focusing solely on the effectiveness of the universal and indicated actions, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of KiVa main components when implemented in a new country. This two-arm parallel cluster randomized control trial (RCT) evaluated the effectiveness of the KiVa anti-bullying program in elementary schools in the Czech Republic. It examined the effects of the universal and indicated actions on self-reported bullying and victimization as primary outcomes and well-being as a secondary outcome, while keeping monitoring constant across the intervention and control schools. The study also examined the role of implementation fidelity on the proposed outcomes.

Keywords: Anti-bullying programs; Bullying; KiVa; Effectiveness; Victimization; Well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102459

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