The Norwegian anti-bullying program reduced truancy and antisocial behavior as spillover gains.
Evidence
A stringent evaluation found that the program markedly reduced bullying at each age level (Olweus, 1991). Interventions to reduce aggression must also test for possible displacement effects, but there was no shift of bullying from school to non-school settings. The program has had additional positive generalized effects. It reduced truancy and antisocial behavior and increased satisfaction with school life. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 290
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
- XREF: The displacement-effect check echoes the ‘candidate displacement’ discussions in moral disengagement/justification literature — an intervention that reduces harm in one setting could push it elsewhere.