Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Human Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Dec 29;16(1):81. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16010081.
Anti-bullying policies and interventions are the main approach addressing bullying behaviours in Australian schools. However, the evidence supporting these approaches is inconsistent and its theoretical underpinning may be problematic. The current study examined the effects of a martial arts based psycho-social intervention on participants' ratings of resilience and self-efficacy, delivered as a randomised controlled trial to 283 secondary school students. Results found a consistent pattern for strengths-based wellbeing outcomes. All measures relating to resilience and self-efficacy improved for the intervention group, whereas results declined for the control group. These findings suggest that a martial arts based psycho-social intervention may be an efficacious method of improving wellbeing outcomes including resilience and self-efficacy. The study proposes utilising alternatives to the anti-bullying approach and that interventions should be aimed towards helping individuals develop strengths and cope more effectively, which has specific relevance to bullying and more generalised importance to positive mental health.
反欺凌政策和干预措施是解决澳大利亚学校欺凌行为的主要方法。然而，支持这些方法的证据并不一致，其理论基础可能存在问题。本研究以 283 名中学生为对象，采用随机对照试验的方法，考察了基于武术的心理社会干预对参与者韧性和自我效能感评分的影响。结果发现，基于优势的幸福感结果呈现出一致的模式。干预组的所有与韧性和自我效能感相关的指标都有所提高，而对照组的结果则下降。这些发现表明，基于武术的心理社会干预可能是一种有效的改善幸福感的方法，包括韧性和自我效能感。该研究提出了利用欺凌行为替代方法的建议，干预措施应旨在帮助个人发展优势并更有效地应对，这对欺凌行为具有特殊意义，对积极的心理健康具有更广泛的重要性。
