Department of Social Work, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2023 Jul;24(3):1986-2002. doi: 10.1177/15248380221082090. Epub 2022 Apr 21.
Bullying and cyberbullying bring adverse physical and psychological impacts on individuals and an economic burden for society. Scholars have developed anti-bullying intervention programs to combat these problems. This meta-analysis aims to examine and compare the effectiveness of digital health interventions (DHIs) in reducing bullying and cyberbullying. A comprehensive search was conducted using databases (PsycINFO, Social Service Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, MEDLINE, ERIC, and EMBASE). Quasi-experimental and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published before 31 January 2021 that reported the effects of DHIs in reducing bullying or cyberbullying were included. The 16 studies included in the synthesis reported overall random effect sizes (Cohen's ) for bullying and cyberbullying reduction were 0.41 and 0.19, respectively. The results provide evidence on the effectiveness of DHIs, comparable to that of face-to-face interventions. The subgroup analysis revealed that the critical components of effective DHIs include training on bystander and bully-victim dual roles, coping skills, and interactive serious games. It highlights the promising effects of digital health approaches in bullying and cyberbullying interventions. Our review identifies avenues for future research on the development of more effective DHIs to reduce bullying and cyberbullying.
欺凌和网络欺凌给个人带来不良的身心影响，并给社会带来经济负担。学者们已经开发出反欺凌干预计划来解决这些问题。本荟萃分析旨在研究和比较数字健康干预（DHIs）在减少欺凌和网络欺凌方面的效果。使用数据库（PsycINFO、Social Service Abstracts、Sociological Abstracts、MEDLINE、ERIC 和 EMBASE）进行了全面检索。纳入了在 2021 年 1 月 31 日之前发表的报告 DHIs 减少欺凌或网络欺凌效果的准实验和随机对照试验（RCT）。综合报告的欺凌和网络欺凌减少的总体随机效应大小（Cohen's ）分别为 0.41 和 0.19。结果提供了 DHIs 有效性的证据，与面对面干预相当。亚组分析表明，有效 DHIs 的关键组成部分包括对旁观者和欺凌-受害者双重角色、应对技能和互动严肃游戏的培训。它突出了数字健康方法在欺凌和网络欺凌干预方面的有希望的效果。我们的综述确定了未来研究开发更有效的 DHIs 以减少欺凌和网络欺凌的途径。
