An evaluation of an anti-bullying intervention in a second level school
Authors
Core, William
Issue Date
2012
Degree
Higher Diploma in Arts in Psychology
Publisher
Dublin Business School
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Abstract
This project aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an anti-bullying intervention in a second level school located in North Dublin. The research instrument was a selfadministered anonymous questionnaire completed at two time points, before and after the ant-bullying intervention. The intervention did not produce any significant decrease in bullying behaviours by self report in fact bullying, post intervention increased. Limitations of the current study and areas for further research are discussed. Author keywords: Bullying, intervention, school