The Short-term Effects of a Cyberbullying Prevention Intervention for Parents of Middle School Students

Anthony J. Roberto, Jen Eden, Douglas M. Deiss, Matthew W. Savage and Leslie Ramos-Salazar
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Anthony J. Roberto: Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
Jen Eden: School of Communication and the Arts, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12538, USA
Douglas M. Deiss: Department of Communication and World Languages, Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ 85302, USA
Matthew W. Savage: School of Communication, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Leslie Ramos-Salazar: Computer Information & Decision Management, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016, USA

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-8

Abstract: This study experimentally evaluated the short-term effects of the Arizona Attorney General’s cybersafety promotion presentation, a key component of which is cyberbullying prevention. Fifty-one parents of children attending a middle school in the southwestern United States participated in the study. Results reveal parents who viewed the presentation believed their children to be more susceptible to cyberbullying, and indicated that they were more likely to talk to their children about saving evidence, not retaliating, and telling an adult compared to parents who had not viewed the presentation. The theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.

Keywords: cyberbullying prevention; susceptibility; behavioral intentions; parents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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