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Promoting Forgiveness in Greek Preadolescents: A Universal, School-Based Group Intervention
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Vassilopoulos, Stephanos P.; Koutsoura, Alexandra; Brouzos, Andreas; Tamami, Despoina – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2020
Forgiveness interventions are a promising approach to conflict resolution, anger-reduction and the enhancement of emotional well-being in adults. The present study examined the effectiveness of a novel six-session, problem-oriented forgiveness group intervention for Greek preadolescents. The sample consisted of 42 primary school students aged…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Psychological Patterns, Foreign Countries, Preadolescents
Promoting Positive Attitudes toward Refugees: A Prejudice-Reduction, Classroom-Based Group Intervention for Preadolescents in Greece
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Vassilopoulos, Stephanos P.; Brouzos, Andreas; Kasapoglou, Eleni; Nikolopoulou, Ourania – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2020
The present study examined the effectiveness of a novel 6-session, prejudice-reduction group for Greek preadolescents. The sample consisted of 106 elementary school students aged 10-12 years, allocated to the intervention (n = 55) or control group (n = 51). Results indicated that, compared to the control group, participants in the intervention…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preadolescents, Refugees, Social Bias
From the Fear of Death to the Fear of "Dissimilar Other": A Research in Elementary School Classrooms
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Leondari, A.; Magos, K.; Oikonomou, A. – Education 3-13, 2014
Social stereotyping and prejudice constitute pressing societal problems and have many causes. Terror Management Theory offers a compelling and heavily researched account of individuals' reactions towards "dissimilar others" when faced with thoughts of mortality. Building from previous research with adult samples, the present study aimed…
Descriptors: Fear, Ethnic Groups, Social Bias, Ethnic Stereotypes
Collective Efficacy in the School Context: Does It Help Explain Victimization and Bullying among Greek Primary and Secondary School Students?
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Sapouna, Maria – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
Collective efficacy, defined as informal social controls that operate under social norms of trust, is an emerging theoretical concept that has been applied to explain violence rates in neighborhoods, affiliation with deviant peers, partner violence, and adolescent delinquency. This study employed a multilevel design to examine the association…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Bullying, Victims of Crime, Secondary School Students