A1 Journal article (refereed)
Sustainable antibullying program implementation : School profiles and predictors (2020)


Sainio, M., Herkama, S., Turunen, T., Rönkkö, M., Kontio, M., Poskiparta, E., & Salmivalli, C. (2020). Sustainable antibullying program implementation : School profiles and predictors. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 61(1), 132-142. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12487


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Publication details

All authors or editorsSainio, Miia; Herkama, Sanna; Turunen, Tiina; Rönkkö, Mikko; Kontio, Mari; Poskiparta, Elisa; Salmivalli, Christina

Journal or seriesScandinavian Journal of Psychology

ISSN0036-5564

eISSN1467-9450

Publication year2020

Volume61

Issue number1

Pages range132-142

PublisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Publication countryUnited Kingdom

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12487

Publication open accessOpenly available

Publication channel open accessPartially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX)https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67336

Additional informationSpecial issue on School bullying and cyberbullying among children and adolescents.


Abstract

We examined the sustainability of the KiVa antibullying program in Finland from its nationwide roll‐out in 2009 to 2016. Using latent class analyses, we identified four different patterns of implementation. The persistent schools (43%) maintained a high likelihood of participation throughout the study period. The awakened (14%) had a decreasing trend during the first years, but then increased the likelihood of program participation. The tail‐offs (20%) decreased in the likelihood of participating after the third year, and the drop‐offs (23%) already after the first year. The findings suggest that many schools need support during the initial years to launch and maintain the implementation of evidence‐based programs; yet a large proportion of schools manage to sustain the program implementation for several years. The logistic regression analyses showed that large schools persisted more likely than small schools. Lower initial level of victimization was also related to the sustainability of the program. Finally, persistent program participation was predicted by several school‐level actions during the initial years of implementing the program. These results imply that the sustainability of evidence‐based programs could be enhanced by supporting and guiding schools when setting up the program during the initial implementation.


Keywordsbullyingschool bullyinginterventionprogrammes (plans)

Free keywordsschool-based intervention; antibullying program; sustainable implementation; evidence-based program; victimization


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Ministry reportingYes

VIRTA submission year2020

JUFO rating1


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