Middle School Teacher Module for a Brief Bullying Intervention Program

Bullying Clinical Trial

Official title:

Development, Acceptability, and Short-Term Outcomes of a Teacher Module for a Brief, Bullying Bystander Intervention for Middle School Students in Rural, Low-Income Communities

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06017752
• Other study ID #: 101-SB20-174
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 21, 2022
• Est. completion date: January 24, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: Boise State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluates the feasibility and short-term outcomes of a teacher training designed as a companion module to a bullying bystander intervention (STAC) for middle school students in rural communities. The aim of this project is to provide a brief, low-cost intervention that can be easily disseminated as part of a school-based bullying prevention program to address this important public health problem.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 18
• Est. completion date: January 24, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: January 24, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 21 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a teacher of an adolescent enrolled in grades 6, 7, or 8 in a participating middle school in Idaho.

• Speaks and reads English.

• Consents to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Speaks and reads only a language other than English.

• Does not consent for participation.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bullying

Intervention

Behavioral:
• STAC Teacher Module
The STAC Teacher Module is a 30-minute presentation that includes normative feedback, didactic information, a review of the student STAC strategies and corresponding strategies teachers can use to support students who act as defenders, and information about "perceptions vs. facts" about bullying.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Boise State Univerity	Boise	Idaho

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Boise State University	Mental Research Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Knowledge and Confidence to Support Defenders	Teacher-Advocates Pre- and Post-Scale (TAPPS) Knowledge and confidence to support defenders was measured using the TAPPS. The TAPPS is an 11 item survey that measures knowledge of buying behaviors, knowledge of how to support students using the STAC strategies, and confidence supporting students who intervene in bullying situations. Items are rated on a 4-point Likert Scale ranging from 1 (Totally Disagree) to 4 (Totally Agree) and were summed to compute a total scale score.	pre-training; immediate post-training
Primary	Confidence Managing Bullying	Teacher's Attitudes about Bullying Questionnaire Confidence about managing bullying was measured using the Teacher's Attitudes about Bullying Questionnaire. This questionnaire is a 22 item survey. The 3-item Confidence in Managing Bullying Subscale was used. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert Scale ranging from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree) and are summed to compute a total scale score.	pre-training; immediate post-training
Primary	Comfort Managing Bullying	National Education Association Bullying Survey Comfort with managing bullying was measured using items from the National Education Association Bullying Survey. Participants were asked "How comfortable would the participant feel intervening when the participant sees the following bullying behaviors?" followed by five types of bullying (a) Physical, (b) Verbal, (c) Relational, (d) Cyberbullying , and (e) Sexting. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert Scale ranging from 1 (Very Uncomfortable) to 5 (Very Comfortable) and are summed to compute a total scale score.	pre-training; immediate post-training
Primary	Bullying Self-Efficacy	Bullying Self-Efficacy Teachers' self-efficacy in handling bullying situations was measured by two items from the National Education Association Bullying Survey. The items are rated on a 4-point Likert Scale ranging from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 4 (Strongly Agree) and are summed to compute a total scale score.	pre-training; immediate post-training
Primary	Intention to Use Parent STAC Strategies	The intention to use Teacher STAC strategies was measured using an adapted version of the Use of STAC Strategies for students. Items were adapted from the student version to be appropriate for teachers. The 4-item measures asks teachers "How likely the participant is to support students using these strategies to intervene in bullying in the future?: a) Stealing the Show - support students using humor or distraction to get the attention away from the bullying situation, b) Turning it Over - support a student who reported bullying to the participant or supporting students to report to a principal or School Resource Officer (SRO), c) Accompanying Others - support students who reach out to the student who was the target of bullying, or d) Coaching Compassion - support students who help the student who bullied develop empathy for the target." Items are rated on a 5-point Likert Scale ranging from 1 (Very Unlikely) to 5 (Very Likely).	immediate post-training
Secondary	Acceptability and Relevance of the Teacher STAC Training	Acceptability and relevance of the STAC training was assessed using a social validity survey comprised of 8 items. Items were ranked on a 4-point scale from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 4 (Strongly Agree).	immediate post-training