The TEI Program for Peer Tutoring and the Prevention of Bullying: Its Influence on Social Skills and Empathy among Secondary School Students

O’Hara Soto-García, Vanesa Sainz (), Antonio Maldonado and Juan Calmaestra
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O’Hara Soto-García: Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo-de-Alarcón, 29223 Madrid, Spain
Vanesa Sainz: Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo-de-Alarcón, 29223 Madrid, Spain
Antonio Maldonado: Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Juan Calmaestra: Department of Psychology, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Bullying is a phenomenon that afflicts millions of students around the world, severely harming their emotional and psychological well-being. In response to this challenge, the TEI program ( Tutoría Entre Iguales or Peer Tutoring ) has been developed as a bullying prevention strategy, aiding students in acquiring social skills and emotional strategies for conflict resolution. The purpose of this research is to examine social skills and empathy among different actors involved in bullying (non-involved, victim, bully, and bully-victim) among secondary school students and to evaluate the impact of the TEI program on the development of relational competencies. A comparative, ex post facto study was conducted in three schools where the TEI program has been implemented (TEI schools) and three where it has not (non-TEI schools). A total of 738 secondary school students (ESO) participated in the study, using a standardized questionnaire to evaluate their perception of bullying. The results of this study demonstrate higher levels of assertiveness and empathy in the non-involved and victim groups. However, lower levels of conflict resolution skills were found in the bully-victim group. In TEI schools, a higher percentage of students not involved in bullying and a lower percentage of bully-victims were observed. Additionally, students in TEI schools scored higher in assertiveness, conflict resolution skills, social skills, and empathy. These findings highlight the importance of developing students’ relational competencies and implementing strategies for bullying prevention to create a safe, healthy, and positive learning environment in schools.

Keywords: TEI program; bullying; social skills; empathy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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