Efeitos de um programa de comportamento moral para a redução de comportamentos de bullying escolar

Abstract

In Brazil there are 75 laws, between federal, state and municipal, to fight Bullying, which, in general, vary from the absence of conducts to be taken, guidance from parents, relatives and school community, conducting research, to conducts such as, to curb Acts of aggression, discrimination, humiliation and any other behaviour of intimidation, embarrassment and violence. In addition to this legislative gap, recent research has pointed out the importance of anti-bullying programs to work with changes in empathic and moral repertoire, in which victims and witnesses would benefit and create mutual support networks. The objective of the present study was to (1) relate maternal and paternal parenting styles and practices with aggressor behavior, victim and bullying witness, and empathy in schoolchildren and (2) evaluate the efficacy of a program of Moral behavior (PCM) Developed by Gomide (2010) in the reduction of school Bullying. The results indicate the existence of correlations of paternal parental practices, and victimization by bullying in girls (inconsistent punishment = 0.338; Relaxed discipline = 0.401; Physical abuse = 0.414; Negligence = 0.431 and negative monitory = 0.471), and behavior of witnesses in boys (inconsistent punishment = 0.451; Negligence = 0.430; Negative monitoring = 0.380). Regarding PCM, the results showed a significant reduction in Bullying behaviors in aggressors (Z =-3.739; p < 0.0001), victims (Z =-4.488; p < 0.0001) and witnesses (Z =-3.254; p = 0.001), and increased levels of empathy for aggressors, Victims and witnesses (Z =-3.231; p = 0.001), after the intervention. The study suggests that programs based on prossocial behaviors, such as: making friendships, empathy, politeness, self-control, emotional expressiveness, assertiveness, and solving interpersonal 4 problems, may be more effective in the coibition of bullying, Allied with guidance programs for parents, teachers and school community, assisting in combating bullying.