The Effect on Adolescents' Cyberbullying/Cyber Victimization and Coping Skills of the Human Values-Oriented Cyberbullying Prevention Program

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the human values-oriented cyberbullying prevention program on adolescents' cyberbullying/cyber victimization and coping skills.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the human values-oriented cyberbullying prevention program have an impact on the cyberbullying or cyber victimization experienced by adolescents?
• Does the human values-oriented cyberbullying prevention program have an impact on adolescents' coping skills with cyberbullying or cyber victimization? The data are planned to be obtained by face-to-face interviews with students (adolescents). Adolescents who meet the conditions for inclusion in the study will be included in the experimental and control group. Pre-tests (Personal Information Form, Cyber Victimization and Bullying Scale and Coping Scale for Adolescents) will be applied to adolescents in the experimental and control groups before the program.

Later, the human values-based cyberbullying prevention program, consisting of 8 sessions, will be applied to the adolescents who will form the experimental group, once a week, for 8 weeks. Each session of the program will be planned to be 40 minutes (one class hour). The sessions will be held in groups and interviews with adolescents in the experimental group where the program will be implemented will continue in the form of face-to-face interviews. Each group will consist of an average of 8-10 people. Immediately after the program sessions are completed, the final tests of the experimental group (Cyber Victimization and Bullying Scale and Coping with Cyberbullying for Adolescents) will be applied. In addition, two months after the program is completed, follow-up tests (Cyber Victimization and Bullying Scale and Coping with Cyberbullying for Adolescents) will be applied. In the control group, no attempt will be made after the pre-test, the final test will be applied two and a half months later, and the follow-up tests will be applied two months after the last test. At the end of the study, the training guide prepared according to the human values-based cyberbullying prevention program will be shared with the adolescents in the control group.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Human Values-Oriented Cyberbullying Prevention Program
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Human Values-Oriented Cyberbullying Prevention Program

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 80
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: PELİN BÜYÜKSANDIÇ ÖZŞEN, MSc, PhD Candidate; Phone Number: +905448500111; Email: pelinbuyuksandic@hotmail.com

Study Locations

• Turkey (Türkiye)
  • Çukurova
    • Adana, Çukurova, Turkey (Türkiye)
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Hasan Adali Anadolu Lisesi
      • Contact: PELİN BÜYÜKSANDIÇ ÖZŞEN, MSc, PhD Candidate; Phone Number: +90 5448500111; Email: pelinbuyuksandic@hotmail.com
      • Principal Investigator: PELİN BÜYÜKSANDIÇ ÖZŞEN, MSc,PhD Candidate
    • Adana, Çukurova, Turkey (Türkiye)
      • Recruiting
      • Şehit Mustafa Görenoğlu Anadolu Lisesi
      • Contact: PELİN BÜYÜKSANDIÇ ÖZŞEN, MSc, PhD Candidate; Phone Number: +90 5448500111; Email: pelinbuyuksandic@hotmail.com
      • Principal Investigator: PELİN BÜYÜKSANDIÇ ÖZŞEN, MSc,PhD Candidate

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Residing in the city center of Adana
• Not having any condition that prevents communication
• Being between 14 and 18 years of age
• Having experienced cyberbullying or cyber victimization (those who score 23 points or higher on the scale will be included in the study.)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not having experienced cyberbullying or cybervictimization according to the findings of the Cyber Victimization and Bullying Scale
• Not having active internet access

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Human Values-Based Psychoeducation Group; Participants in this group will receive the Human Values-Oriented Cyberbullying Prevention Program aimed at reducing cyberbullying behaviors and increasing humane values. The intervention will be delivered in weekly sessions over an 8-week period within the school setting.	Behavioral: Human Values-Oriented Cyberbullying Prevention Program; The Human Values-Oriented Cyberbullying Prevention Program is a structured psychoeducational intervention designed to reduce cyberbullying behaviors and victimization among high school students. The intervention will be delivered in weekly group sessions over an 8-week period within the school setting. Each session will last approximately 40 minutes and will include interactive activities, discussions, scenario-based exercises, and reflective tasks.
No Intervention: Control Group; Participants in this group will not receive the Human Values-Oriented Cyberbullying Prevention Program and will continue their usual school curriculum without additional intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Cybervictimization and Cyberbullying Score (Cybervictimization and Bullying Scale)	Cybervictimization and cyberbullying behavior will be measured using the Cyber Victimization and Bullying Scale. Changes in total scale scores will be analyzed across baseline, post-intervention, and 2-month follow-up assessments.	Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately after the 8-week intervention, and 2 months post-intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Coping Strategies for Cyberbullying Score (Coping with Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents)	Coping strategies for cyberbullying will be assessed using the Coping with Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents. The total score and relevant subscale scores will be compared between baseline and post-intervention to evaluate changes in coping mechanisms.	Baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 2 months follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Pelin Büyüksandıç Özşen
• Investigators: Study Director: DERYA TANRIVERDİ, PROF. DR., Gaziantep University; Principal Investigator: PELİN BÜYÜKSANDIÇ ÖZŞEN, MSc,PhD Candidate, Gaziantep University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 13, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 17, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 26, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): March 2, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 2, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 26, 2026
• Last Verified: February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Cyberbullying, Cybervictimization, Human Values, Adolescence
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Aggression; Bullying; Behavior; Social Behavior; Harassment, Non-Sexual; Cyberbullying
• Other Study ID Numbers: 738741

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 the involvement of minors and the collection of sensitive psychosocial information. Although data will be anonymized, ethical considerations and institutional policies restrict public data sharing. Aggregate results will be reported in publications.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No