ABSTRACT

School bullying is a global problem confronting the international community that has been existed in public and private schools for years with a negative impact on the psychosocial wellbeing of victims that have limited social skills ability, thus anti bullying educational program including social skills training and bullying related knowledge may limit the negative consequences of school bullying. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of antibullying educational program on psychological adjustment among preparatory school victims. A purposive sample of 50 students detected from preparatory school screening for school bullying victims, aged between 11-15 years old, were randomly divided into study and control group. The study conducted in preparatory school at kom Hamada, Al beheira governorate. The effect of the program was measured using two tools psychological adjustment (PA), composed of 16 items and program related knowledge using pre and post test that composed of 17 items. Results of the current study revealed that there is a statistical significant difference between study and control group in relation to psychological adjustment and program related knowledge for all items at post test and follow up test where p<0.05. Thus to conclude that School-based anti-bullying programs that involve social skills learning produce modest positive outcomes in reducing bullying and victimization that in turn enhance psychological adjustment of victims.

Keywords: Bullying, psychological adjustment, antibullying educational program