Efficacy of Psycho-Educational Interventions on School Bullying in Social Isolation, Loneliness and PTSD Among Schoolchildren: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 PEDIATRICS

Child Care Health and Development Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI:10.1111/cch.70062

Kouthar Sulaiman Al-Alawi, Rawaa Abubakr Abuelgassim Eltayib, Muna Al Saadoon, Amjad Hassan Alhaj, Said Aldhafri, Samir Al-Adawi, Moon Fai Chan

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Abstract

Introduction

Various antibullying strategies have emerged in the literature. To date, there is a dearth of the quality of evidence on the effectiveness of current antibullying programmes in reducing the sequelae of bullying. This critical appraisal examines the effectiveness of bullying in alleviating social isolation, loneliness and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among schoolchildren.

Methods

This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) reporting guidelines. Several databases were searched, and inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to the articles selected for inclusion.

Results

Out of the 9537 articles initially identified and after assessing the eligibility of the studies, 22 articles were included in this systematic review, and 10 experimental studies were used for the meta-analysis. There was a significant (p = 0.015) and small standardized mean difference (SMD) (SMD = −0.132, 95% CI = −0.026 to −0.238) of the effect of psycho-educational programmes on social isolation among school children. Additionally, there was a significantly small SMD of the effect of psycho-educational programmes on loneliness among school students (SMD = −0.215, p = 0.049, 95% CI = −0.001 to −0.429). There were not enough publications to perform a meta-analysis of the effects of psycho-educational programmes on PTSD symptoms in school children.

Conclusions

Although psycho-educational interventions exhibit promise in mitigating social isolation and loneliness, additional research is required to comprehend their efficacy and comprehensively determine the optimal implementation strategies.

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Child Care Health and Development 医学-小儿科

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

5.30%

发文量

136

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Child: care, health and development is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes papers dealing with all aspects of the health and development of children and young people. We aim to attract quantitative and qualitative research papers relevant to people from all disciplines working in child health. We welcome studies which examine the effects of social and environmental factors on health and development as well as those dealing with clinical issues, the organization of services and health policy. We particularly encourage the submission of studies related to those who are disadvantaged by physical, developmental, emotional and social problems. The journal also aims to collate important research findings and to provide a forum for discussion of global child health issues.