Utah State University, USA.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2009 Winter;42(4):747-59. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-747.
Bullying behaviors are a growing concern in U.S. schools. We present here a behavioral approach to bully prevention utilizing a schoolwide intervention. Bully prevention in positive behavior support (BP-PBS) teaches students to withhold the social rewards hypothesized to maintain bullying. A single-subject multiple baseline design across 6 students and three elementary schools was implemented in an empirical evaluation of the intervention's effectiveness. Results indicated that implementation was functionally related to decreased incidents of bullying for all 6 students observed. In addition, we observed a decrease in the social responses from victims and bystanders. Finally, school staff implemented the program with a high degree of fidelity and rated the program as effective and efficient. Limitations and implications of these results are discussed.
欺凌行为在美国学校中日益受到关注。我们在此提出一种利用全校干预措施预防欺凌行为的行为方法。积极行为支持中的欺凌预防（BP-PBS）教导学生避免被假设维持欺凌行为的社会奖励。在对干预措施有效性的实证评估中，对 6 名学生和三所小学进行了跨多个单一被试基线设计。结果表明，对于所有观察到的 6 名学生，实施情况与欺凌事件的减少具有功能相关性。此外，我们观察到受害者和旁观者的社会反应减少。最后，学校工作人员高度忠实地实施了该计划，并认为该计划有效且高效。讨论了这些结果的局限性和意义。
