Multilateral teaching in physical education improves resilience and self-efficacy in adolescents and could help reduce bullying behaviors

Youth with higher levels of resilience and self-efficacy are less likely to engage in aggressive behaviors or be victims of bullying. Previous anti-bullying approaches have often achieved no reduction in bullying behavior. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of 12 weeks of extracur...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greco Gianpiero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-06-01
Series:Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2021-0008
id doaj-83989db5b5f64ed8b5bc4db843341dd5
record_format Article
spelling doaj-83989db5b5f64ed8b5bc4db843341dd52021-09-05T14:00:53ZengSciendoPhysical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research1899-48492021-06-019011910.2478/pcssr-2021-0008Multilateral teaching in physical education improves resilience and self-efficacy in adolescents and could help reduce bullying behaviorsGreco Gianpiero0Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Study of Bari, ItalyYouth with higher levels of resilience and self-efficacy are less likely to engage in aggressive behaviors or be victims of bullying. Previous anti-bullying approaches have often achieved no reduction in bullying behavior. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of 12 weeks of extracurricular multilateral teaching on the risk for students (aged 14–16 years) to be involved in bullying. Sixty male students were allocated to an experimental group (n = 30) that performed psychoeducational activities combined with physical exercise training and team games (90 min, 2d · week–1) or a control group (n = 30). Before and after the intervention, we used the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) to assess individual capacities and resources, relationship with primary caregiver, contextual factors, and total resilience; and the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C) to measure academic, social, emotional, and total self-efficacy. Four participants from the experimental group withdrew. Significant improvements of crucial relevance were found for the resilience and self-efficacy scales (p < 0.05) in the experimental group. We found that multilateral teaching may improve resilience and self-efficacy in adolescents and make them less likely to engage in aggressive behavior or be bullied. Multilateral teaching should be considered an effective alternative to the anti-bullying approach, highlighting the crucial role of physical education teachers in the promotion of proactive educational strategies to reduce bullying behaviors.https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2021-0008special educationresilienceself-efficacyphysical exercisevictimization
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Greco Gianpiero
spellingShingle Greco Gianpiero
Multilateral teaching in physical education improves resilience and self-efficacy in adolescents and could help reduce bullying behaviors
Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research
special education
resilience
self-efficacy
physical exercise
victimization
author_facet Greco Gianpiero
author_sort Greco Gianpiero
title Multilateral teaching in physical education improves resilience and self-efficacy in adolescents and could help reduce bullying behaviors
title_short Multilateral teaching in physical education improves resilience and self-efficacy in adolescents and could help reduce bullying behaviors
title_full Multilateral teaching in physical education improves resilience and self-efficacy in adolescents and could help reduce bullying behaviors
title_fullStr Multilateral teaching in physical education improves resilience and self-efficacy in adolescents and could help reduce bullying behaviors
title_full_unstemmed Multilateral teaching in physical education improves resilience and self-efficacy in adolescents and could help reduce bullying behaviors
title_sort multilateral teaching in physical education improves resilience and self-efficacy in adolescents and could help reduce bullying behaviors
publisher Sciendo
series Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research
issn 1899-4849
publishDate 2021-06-01
description Youth with higher levels of resilience and self-efficacy are less likely to engage in aggressive behaviors or be victims of bullying. Previous anti-bullying approaches have often achieved no reduction in bullying behavior. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of 12 weeks of extracurricular multilateral teaching on the risk for students (aged 14–16 years) to be involved in bullying. Sixty male students were allocated to an experimental group (n = 30) that performed psychoeducational activities combined with physical exercise training and team games (90 min, 2d · week–1) or a control group (n = 30). Before and after the intervention, we used the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) to assess individual capacities and resources, relationship with primary caregiver, contextual factors, and total resilience; and the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C) to measure academic, social, emotional, and total self-efficacy. Four participants from the experimental group withdrew. Significant improvements of crucial relevance were found for the resilience and self-efficacy scales (p < 0.05) in the experimental group. We found that multilateral teaching may improve resilience and self-efficacy in adolescents and make them less likely to engage in aggressive behavior or be bullied. Multilateral teaching should be considered an effective alternative to the anti-bullying approach, highlighting the crucial role of physical education teachers in the promotion of proactive educational strategies to reduce bullying behaviors.
topic special education
resilience
self-efficacy
physical exercise
victimization
url https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2021-0008
work_keys_str_mv AT grecogianpiero multilateralteachinginphysicaleducationimprovesresilienceandselfefficacyinadolescentsandcouldhelpreducebullyingbehaviors
_version_ 1717811159549083648