Cyberbullying, Empathy, and Storytelling in Adolescents

NCT06508736 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2023 - 1571
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 71
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled experimental study examined the effect of a storytelling intervention on cyberbullying and empathy levels in adolescents. The study population consisted of 5th- and 6th-grade middle school students, and the sample included students involved in cyberbullying. Participants were allocated to intervention and control groups using stratified randomization by gender. The intervention group received four storytelling sessions, whereas no intervention was delivered to the control group during the study period. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, post-test, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up. After the study was completed, the control group was provided with cyberbullying education. The study investigated whether the intervention led to differences between groups in cyberbullying and empathy levels.

Conditions

Cyberbullying

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• cyberbullying

  It is expected that cyberbullying will decrease with storytelling. These measurements will be made with the Cyberbullying Triangle Scale. Cyberbullying Triangle Scale and Bullying, Victimization and Cyber Bystander subscales will be used in the evaluation. The assessment is done by categorizing students into various categories. These categories are: "not involved in cyberbullying, only cyber victim, only cyber bully, only cyber bystander, cyber bully and cyber victim, cyber bystander and cyber victim, cyber bystander and cyber bully, cyber bully, cyber victim and cyber bystander".

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• empathy

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Storytelling Grup

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive 4 sessions of storytelling intervention with expert reviewed stories.

Behavioral: Storytelling

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group received no intervention during the study period. Data were collected concurrently with the intervention group. After study completion, the control group received cyberbullying education.

Interventions

Storytelling BEHAVIORAL

It is aimed that adolescents gain behavioral change through stories.

Storytelling Grup

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 13 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Family approval
• Volunteering to participate in the study.
• Being a 5th and 6th grade student
• Engaging in cyberbullying behavior

You may not qualify if:

• Having a diagnosis of any mental illness
• Having at least one of vision, speech and hearing disabilities
• Foreign nationality
• Being a 7th and 8th grade student
• Not engaging in cyberbullying behavior

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gazi University: lead

Study Sites (1)

A public middle school affiliated with the Kütahya Provincial Directorate of National Education

Kütahya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cyberbullying

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bullying; Aggression; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Harassment, Non-Sexual; Social Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Prof.

Model Details: randomized trial with experimental and control groups

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 6, 2024
• First Posted: July 18, 2024
• Study Start: September 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2025
• Study Completion: July 30, 2025
• Last Updated: March 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2024-07

Locations

TU (1)