ABSTRACT

Bullying is a considerable problem among school students, and school-wide positive behaviour support interventions are regarded as helpful in addressing it. One approach is the CATZ Cross-age Teaching Zone anti-bullying intervention. The present study assessed the social validity of the CATZ anti-bullying intervention among a sample of 9–15-year-olds in a pre-post experimental design (N = 817, of which 546 experienced CATZ). Overall, participants expressed moderately positive views of the CATZ anti-bullying intervention, and these became significantly stronger following direct experience of it. Among participants who experienced the CATZ anti-bullying intervention, social validity ratings predicted a greater willingness to engage in it in the future. Alongside the extant data for its effectiveness, our findings support the wider use of the CATZ anti-bullying intervention in schools, and suggestions for how this might be brought about are discussed.

摘要

欺凌是学生中的一个相当大的问题，全校范围内的积极行为支持干预被认为有助于解决这一问题。一种方法是 CATZ 跨年龄教学区反欺凌干预。本研究在前后实验设计中评估了 CATZ 反欺凌干预在 9-15 岁样本中的社会有效性 ( N = 817，其中 546 人经历过 CATZ）。总体而言，参与者对 CATZ 反欺凌干预表达了适度积极的看法，并且在直接体验之后这些观点变得更加强烈。在经历过 CATZ 反欺凌干预的参与者中，社会有效性评级预示着他们将来更愿意参与其中。除了现有的有效性数据外，我们的研究结果支持在学校更广泛地使用 CATZ 反欺凌干预措施，并讨论了如何实现这一点的建议。