%0 Journal Article
%T Empowering Students Against Bullying and Cyberbullying: Evaluation of an Italian Peer-led Model
%A Ersilia Menesini
%A Annalaura Nocentini
%A Benedetta Emanuela Palladino
%J International Journal of Conflict and Violence
%D 2012
%I University of Bielefeld
%X An investigation of whether and to what extent a peer-led model is able to counteract mechanisms underlying bullying in peer groups, seeking clarification of divergence in reported results on the efficacy of peer-led models. Two studies were carried out in Italy within a project tackling bullying and cyberbullying in secondary schools. In the first study (n= 386), concerning the first phase of the project, a significant decrease was found only for cyberbullying, most of all for male peer educators. For the second study (n= 375) the model was improved and significant effects were found for several participating groups (peer educators and the experimental classes), who exhibited a decrease in bullying, victimization, and cybervictimization. Results suggest that peer educators can act as agents of change in the broader context.
%K bullying
%K cyberbullying
%K peer education
%K peer support
%K intervention
%U http://ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/253/pdf_57