The Efficacy of the Tabby Improved Prevention and Intervention Program in Reducing Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization among Students

Anna Sorrentino, Anna Costanza Baldry and David P. Farrington
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Anna Sorrentino: Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy
Anna Costanza Baldry: Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy
David P. Farrington: Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 9DA, UK

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: Background . This article presents results from the evaluation of the Tabby Improved Prevention and Intervention Program (TIPIP) for cyberbullying and cybervictimization. TIPIP is theoretically designed to address cyberbullying and cybervictimization. It is the first program in this field developed combining the Ecological System Theory and the Threat Assessment Approach. Method . The Tabby Improved program was evaluated using an experimental design with 759 Italian students (aged 10–17 years) randomly allocated via their classes to either the Experimental or Control Group. Results . Repeated measures ANOVAs showed a significant decrease both in cyberbullying and cybervictimization among students who received the intervention with a follow-up period of six months. The program was more effective for boys than for girls. Conclusions . Because cyberbullying is a cruel problem negatively affecting those involved, validated interventions that prove their efficacy in reducing the problem using experimental designs should be widely tested and promoted, paying particular attention to implementing a program fully to increase and guarantee its effectiveness.

Keywords: cyberbullying; cybervictimization; prevention program; tabby intervention program; risk factors; threat assessment; ecological system theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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