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NCT Number: NCT06508736

Cyberbullying, Empathy, and Storytelling in Adolescents

This randomized controlled experimental study examined the effect of a storytelling intervention on cyberbullying and empathy levels in adolescents. The study population consisted of 5th- and 6th-grade middle school students, and the sample included students involved in cyberbullying. Participants were allocated to intervention and control groups using stratified randomization by gender. The intervention group received four storytelling sessions, whereas no intervention was delivered to the control group during the study period. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, post-test, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up. After the study was completed, the control group was provided with cyberbullying education. The study investigated whether the intervention led to differences between groups in cyberbullying and empathy levels.

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Key information

Conditions

Cyberbullying Aggression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Bullying Harassment, Non-Sexual Social Behavior

Age range

10 year–13 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

A public middle school affiliated with the Kütahya Provincial Directorate of National Education

Kütahya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Family approval
  • Volunteering to participate in the study.
  • Being a 5th and 6th grade student
  • Engaging in cyberbullying behavior

Exclusion criteria

  • Having a diagnosis of any mental illness
  • Having at least one of vision, speech and hearing disabilities
  • Foreign nationality
  • Being a 7th and 8th grade student
  • Not engaging in cyberbullying behavior

Treatment and study plan

Storytelling

Behavioral

It is aimed that adolescents gain behavioral change through stories.

Primary outcomes

  1. cyberbullying

    Time frame: 6 months

    It is expected that cyberbullying will decrease with storytelling. These measurements will be made with the Cyberbullying Triangle Scale. Cyberbullying Triangle Scale and Bullying, Victimization and Cyber Bystander subscales will be used in the evaluation. The assessment is done by categorizing students into various categories. These categories are: "not involved in cyberbullying, only cyber victim, only cyber bully, only cyber bystander, cyber bully and cyber victim, cyber bystander and cyber victim, cyber bystander and cyber bully, cyber bully, cyber victim and cyber bystander".

Secondary outcomes

  1. empathy

    Time frame: 6 months

    Empathy parameter is expected to increase with storytelling. Empathy will be assessed with the Cognitive, Affective, Behavioral Empathy Scale. The Empathy Scale consists of 30 questions and three sub-factors: cognitive, affective and bodily empathy. The scale has a 3-point Likert (0 and 2) type rating. The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 0 and 60 and the higher the score, the higher the empathy tendency.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Gazi University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Storytelling on Cyberbullying and Empathy in Adolescents

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jul 18, 2024
Registry last updated
Mar 27, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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