KiVa Anti-Bullying Program in Italy: Evidence of Effectiveness in a Randomized Control Trial

Prevention Science

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1012-1023

  Nocentini, Annalaura ^a   Menesini, Ersilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bullying; Evidence based intervention; Intervention; Prevention; Randomized control trial

Indexed keywords

BULLYING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; EMPATHY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; VICTIM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL;

BULLYING; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84982817566     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-016-0690-z     Document Type: Article

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