Testing the social validity of the CATZ cross-age teaching zone anti-bullying intervention among school students
Journal article
Authors | Macaulay, P. and Boulton, M. J. |
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Abstract | Bullying is a considerable problem among school students, and school-wide positive behaviour support interventions are regarded as helpful in addressing it. One approach is the CATZ Cross-age Teaching Zone anti-bullying intervention. The present study assessed the social validity of the CATZ anti-bullying intervention among a sample of 9–15-year-olds in a pre-post experimental design (N = 817, of which 546 experienced CATZ). Overall, participants expressed moderately positive views of the CATZ anti-bullying intervention, and these became significantly stronger following direct experience of it. Among participants who experienced the CATZ anti-bullying intervention, social validity ratings predicted a greater willingness to engage in it in the future. Alongside the extant data for its effectiveness, our findings support the wider use of the CATZ anti-bullying intervention in schools, and suggestions for how this might be brought about are discussed. |
Keywords | anti-bullying ; intervention ; social validity |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Research Papers in Education |
Journal citation | pp. 1-21 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 1470-1146 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2023.2189289 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02671522.2023.2189289 |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 13 Mar 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 14 Feb 2023 |
Deposited | 22 May 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9yx81/testing-the-social-validity-of-the-catz-cross-age-teaching-zone-anti-bullying-intervention-among-school-students
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