Behind the Scenes of Bullying Prevention; A Closer Look at Program Development, Implementation, Mechanisms of Action, and Evaluation
(2025)
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- School bullying remains a major concern in many schools. As a result, numerous prevention programs have been developed to address this form of violence. However, their impact on reducing bullying and victimization has remained limited for over a decade. This dissertation identifies four issues that hinder both the accurate evaluation of program outcomes and their overall effectiveness. These issues relate to program development, implementation, mechanisms of action, and evaluation. We took the opportunity provided by the implementation of the KiVa program in French-speaking Belgium to conduct four studies, aiming to shed light on these issues and to explore the processes behind the scenes of bullying prevention programs. Our findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of bullying and challenge several common assumptions in the field.
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UCLouvain SSH/IPSY - Psychological Sciences Research Institute
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Devleeschouwer, C. (2025). Behind the Scenes of Bullying Prevention; A Closer Look at Program Development, Implementation, Mechanisms of Action, and Evaluation. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/243816