The Effect of Awareness Training on Peer Bullying

January 31, 2026 updated by: Alime Selçuk Tosun, Selcuk University

The Effect of Awareness Training on Peer Bullying Applied to Adolescents on Peer Bullying, Empathy, and Sympathy Levels

This study examined the effect of awareness training on peer bullying, victimization, empathy, and sympathy levels in adolescents. A total of 64 students were randomly assigned to an intervention group or control group. The intervention group received five sessions of peer bullying awareness training, while the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the Peer Bullying Identification Scale and the Empathy and Sympathy Scale.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

64

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being enrolled in the 9th grade
  • Scoring 54 or higher on the Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form
  • Willingness to participate and providing informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous participation in a similar peer bullying or awareness training program
  • Being a foreign national student due to insufficient proficiency in Turkish language comprehension and expression
  • Missing two or more sessions of the peer bullying awareness training program

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Awareness training on peer bullying
Participants in the intervention group received a peer bullying awareness training program consisting of five sessions, delivered once per week. Each session lasted 40-45 minutes and was delivered in small groups. The program focused on increasing awareness of peer bullying, reducing bullying and victimization behaviors, and enhancing empathy and sympathy skills.
Behavioral: Awareness training on peer bullying
Participants in the intervention group received a peer bullying awareness training program consisting of five sessions, delivered once per week. Each session lasted 40-45 minutes and was delivered in small groups. The program focused on increasing awareness of peer bullying, reducing bullying and victimization behaviors, and enhancing empathy and sympathy skills.
No Intervention: Usual Care Control Group
Participants in the control group did not receive any intervention and continued with their usual school routine during the study period.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form
Time Frame: At baseline and one week after completion of the intervention
Peer bullying and victimization levels will be assessed using the Peer Bullying Identification Scale - Adolescent Form. The minimum score that can be obtained from the bully and victim subscales of the scale is 53, and the maximum score is 265. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of being a bully and a victim also increases.
At baseline and one week after completion of the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Empathy and Sympathy Scale in Adolescents
Time Frame: At baseline and one week after completion of the intervention
Empathy and sympathy levels will be measured using the Empathy and Sympathy Scale in Adolescents, which includes cognitive empathy, emotional empathy, and sympathy subscales. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 12, and the maximum score is 60. The scale score is calculated by taking the mean of the item scores. A high score obtained from the scale indicates a high level of empathy or sympathy, whereas a low score indicates a low level of empathy or sympathy.
At baseline and one week after completion of the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Selcuk University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alime Selçuk Tosun, Selcuk University, Faculty of Nursing

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 28, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 11, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

April 11, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 25, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 31, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

February 3, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 3, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 31, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2023/82

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Individual participant data (IPD) will not be shared due to ethical restrictions and the need to protect participant confidentiality, as the study involves adolescent participants.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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