The effects of an app to prevent negative outcomes of cyberbullying: A cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Experiencing cyberbullying and negative incidents online can negatively affect adolescents' mental health and well-being. NettOpp is a mobile application aiming to reduce the harmful effects of cyberbullying and negative incidents online on mental health outcomes. To evaluate the effect of the mobile app, a cluster randomized controlled trial design with three measurement points was conducted. Thirty-two Norwegian primary and secondary schools were randomly assigned to either an intervention group where the pupils (n = 259) got access to NettOpp during the study period, or to a waiting-list control group where the pupils (n = 327) got access to NettOpp after the study period. No significant findings were found in the intention-to-treat analyses, but the results from per-protocol analyses s

SUBMITTER: Hogsdal H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12013879 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature