Cyberbullying, Empathy, and Storytelling in Adolescents

Gazi University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Cyberbullying

Treatments: Behavioral: Storytelling; Behavioral: Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06508736

2023 - 1571

Details and patient eligibility

About

The type of this study is a randomized controlled experimental study. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of storytelling method on cyberbullying and empathy level in adolescents. The population of the study consisted of 5th and 6th grade middle school students. The sample of the study will consist of students involved in cyberbullying. The sample will be selected through randomization and stratified selection will be made according to gender. The students in the intervention group will receive 4 sessions of storytelling intervention. The active control group will receive 4 sessions of cyberbullying training. Questions that the research aims to answer:

Is there a difference between the intervention group and the control group in terms of cyberbullying level? Is there a difference between the intervention groups and the control group in terms of empathy level?

Participants:

The intervention group will participate in 4 sessions of storytelling intervention.

The control group will participate in 4 sessions of cyberbullying training.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 13 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Family approval
• Volunteering to participate in the study.
• Being a 5th and 6th grade student
• Engaging in cyberbullying behavior

Exclusion criteria

• Having a diagnosis of any mental illness
• Having at least one of vision, speech and hearing disabilities
• Foreign nationality
• Being a 7th and 8th grade student
• Not engaging in cyberbullying behavior

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Storytelling Grup

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive 4 sessions of storytelling intervention with expert reviewed stories.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Storytelling

Active Comparator Grup

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will be trained on cyberbullying in 4 sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Training