AUTHOR=Wang Lei , Chen Qianqian , Peng Zhenzhen , Ye Caixia , Zhou Xinyi 

TITLE=Six-week grit training course reduces school bullying: A quasi-experimental study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

VOLUME=1

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/child-and-adolescent-psychiatry/articles/10.3389/frcha.2022.1045808

DOI=10.3389/frcha.2022.1045808

ISSN=2813-4540

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Objective</title><p>To investigate the effectiveness of intervention programs in reducing school bullying, a 6-week series of grit training courses was designed and developed.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>Using a quasi-experimental design, 163 middle school students were selected as the experimental group and 201 middle school students as the control group to test the implementation effect of the grit training course.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The intervention program significantly reduced the traditional bullying behavior of the bullies and the traditional victimization of victims.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>The 6-week grit course has produced positive results in reducing school bullying. In the future, school-based courses with the theme of grit can be designed to achieve the purpose of preventing school bullying by improving the positive qualities of individuals.</p></sec>