School-based Prevention of Bullying and Relational Aggression: The fairplayer.manual

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Bull, Heike Dele | Schultze, Martin | Scheithauer, Herbert

Note: [] Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Heike Dele Bull, E-mail: hbull@zedat.fu-berlin.de

Abstract: The fairplayer.manual is a manualized, school-based intervention program to prevent bullying and relational aggression. We present first results from an evaluation study conducted in Berlin (Germany) with 119 students (age 14-17) from a comprehensive school using a controlled pre-/post-/follow-up design. Utilizing standardized questionnaires we found a significant and practically relevant decrease in bullying behavior and in peer and teacher reported relational aggression in the intervention group after the fairplayer.manual was implemented.

Keywords: bullying, prevention, school, relational aggression, adolescence

DOI: 10.3233/DEV-2009-3310

Journal: International Journal of Developmental Science, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 312-317, 2009