Effect of a cyberbullying prevention program integrated in the Primary Education curriculum // Efecto de un programa de prevención de ciberacoso integrado en el currículum escolar de Educación Primaria

Abstract

The largest number of cases of cyberbullying occurs in the Secondary Education stage, where a large part of cyberbullying programs are focused. This situation leads to the design, implementation and evaluation of a cyberbullying prevention program integrated in the Primary Education curriculum, based on a needs analysis carried out with 55 teachers and 156 parents. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of the program on a sample of 159 students of Primary Education, following a quasi-experimental design, pre-post with two groups, including training for teachers and parents. Significant differences have been obtained in the following dimensions emotional self-awareness, problem solving, responsible use, digital teaching tutoring and family supervision. It is concluded that the program is effective, developing in the students the personal and technological skills assessed, and having a positive impact on the tutoring and supervision of their teachers and parents.