Methodological Analysis of the Effect of an Anti-Bullying Programme in Secondary Education through Communicative Competence

A Pre-Test–Post-Test Study with a Control-Experimental Group

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ID15514865
AuthorsFernando González Alonso (0000-0002-6507-3433, Pontifical University of Salamanca), Francisco David Guillén Gámez (0000-0001-6470-526X, University of Almería, corresponding author), Rosa Ma de Castro-Hernández (Pontifical University of Salamanca)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue9
Pages3047-3047
Publication date2020-04-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17093047
PMID32349401
OpenAlexW3020791111
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited45

The promotion of communicative competence in students play a key role in schools for the purpose of improving social, emotional and coexistence relationships in Secondary Education students. The development of said competence can represent a great strategy to improve conflicts in the classroom, notably bullying. We used a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group design with a sample of 55 students from the city of Salamanca (Spain) to analyse the level of conflict and their perceptions about bullying during the 2017-2018 academic year. The anti-bullying programme called the Improvement of Coexistence and Communicative Competence (ICCC) programme used is. The behaviour of students based on their level of coexistence with the group of classmates was measured by the INSEBULL instrument (Bullying Assessment Instrument), which added one more dimension of own elaboration. The results showed that, even though the significant levels of conflict, they decreased substantially once the ICCC programme was applied. Furthermore, we found differences between the control and experimental groups which underlined the effectiveness of the program. Regarding gender, no differences were found in the experimental group. This study shows that the development of communicative competence in students has a significant impact on their level of coexistence with other classmates, although the results suggested the need for longitudinal implementation of the programme in order to improve school coexistence and social skills of students from the early stages of education

Communicative competence · Competence (human resources · Developmental psychology · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Pedagogy · Poison control · Suicide prevention · Test (biology · Applied Psychology · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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