The effect of psychoeducation program based on cognitive behavioral therapy for bullying i̇ntervention in reducing bullying tendency among primary school students

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the psychoeducation program for bullying intervention developed based on the cognitive behavioral therapy model on reducing the bullying tendencies among elementary school students. A quasi-experimental design with experimental and control groups was used as the research model. Pre-test, post-test, and follow-up test measurements were conducted. The study group of the research consists of 30 (15 experimental, 15 control) 4th grade students studying in a public school in Ankara. Before the program, student volunteers were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Psychoeducation Program Based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Bullying İntervention was applied in the experimental group. In the program, students were prepared based on principles and techniques of cognitive behavioral therapy; applications consisting of psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, problem solving, and behavioral experiments were conducted. The control group, on the other hand, received four sessions of the self-awareness group included in the Ministry of National Education's Brochure On Counseling Activities İn Elementary Schools. The psychoeducation program for the experimental group consists of a total of 12 sessions. In the study, the ''Bullying Tendency Scale'' was used to determine the degree of bullying tendency of elementary school students. In addition, a ''Group Application Evaluation Form'' was applied to the experimental group students participating in the psychoeducation program and a ''Personal İnformation From'' was applied to obtain demographic information. Pre-test measurements were taken before the start of the Psychoeducation Program Based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Bullying İntervention, post-test measurements were taken after the completion of the program, and follow-up test measurements were taken one month after the completion of the experimental procedure. To test the effectiveness of the program, Normality Tests, Shapiro-Wilk Tests, Descriptive Statistics, and Repeated Measures Anova analyzes were used for pre-test, post-test, and follow-up test measurements. As a result of the study, the interaction between the groups and the tests showed that the bullying tendency levels of the subjects in the experimental group were significantly lower than the bullying tendency levels of the subjects in the control group. This result revealed the effect of the Psychoeducation Program Based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Bullying İntervention. According to the results of the study, the effect of the Psychoeducation Program Based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Bullying İntervention persisted after one month.