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Coping in the Cyberworld: Program Implementation and Evaluation – A Pilot Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Cecilia Wing Chi Lam  and
Erica Frydenberg
Cecilia Wing Chi Lam
Affiliation:
Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Erica Frydenberg*
Affiliation:
Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia. efryd@unimelb.edu.au
*
*Address for Correspondence: Erica Frydenberg, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Carlton VIC 3010, Australia.
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Abstract

As increasing numbers of adolescents become involved in online activities, many also become victims of cyberharassment. This pilot project investigates how a program teaching coping skills (Best of Coping program, BOC) and a program teaching cybersafety (Cyber Savvy Teens program, CST) can optimise adolescents' capacity to cope online. Thirty-three adolescents were divided into three groups: control, BOC and CST. Participants completed a questionnaire on cyberknowledge and habits preprogram; the Adolescent Coping scale and the Kessler Psychological Distress scale (K-10) pre- and post-program; and a program evaluation form post-program. Participants in both intervention groups demonstrated improvements in their overall mental health and in making better online choices post-program. The BOC program was found to be a better program for improving general coping than CST alone, while the CST program was better at tackling cyberspecific issues.

Keywords

adolescentcopingcyberworldinterventionprevention
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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , December 2009 , pp. 196 - 215
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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