The Short-term Effects of a Cyberbullying Prevention Intervention for Parents of Middle School Students
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....
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doaj-0b03c23bb0874f50b94a3d48fc545ba32020-11-25T00:38:55ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012017-09-01149103810.3390/ijerph14091038ijerph14091038The Short-term Effects of a Cyberbullying Prevention Intervention for Parents of Middle School StudentsAnthony J. Roberto0Jen Eden1Douglas M. Deiss2Matthew W. Savage3Leslie Ramos-Salazar4Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USASchool of Communication and the Arts, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12538, USADepartment of Communication and World Languages, Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ 85302, USASchool of Communication, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USAComputer Information & Decision Management, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016, USAThis 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.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/9/1038cyberbullying preventionsusceptibilitybehavioral intentionsparents |
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Anthony J. Roberto Jen Eden Douglas M. Deiss Matthew W. Savage Leslie Ramos-Salazar |
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The Short-term Effects of a Cyberbullying Prevention Intervention for Parents of Middle School Students |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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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. |
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