The Effectiveness of Empathy Training in Reducing Bullying Behavior among School-Age Children
Dini Tryastuti

UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Abstract

Introduction: Bullying is a violent behavior that is done by an individual or group against a weak individual. Bullying behavior has negative effects on both a bully and a victim. The Incident of bullying has increased every year. Therefore it needs to get serious attention. Empathy training was one of the interventions for decreasing bullying behavior. Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of Empathy training in reducing bullying behavior in school-age children in Cimanggis Depok City. Method: The design of this study was a quasi-experiment pre-posttest with a control group. The study sample consisted of 40 elementary school students who have experienced with bullying , the intervention group had 20 respondents, and the control group had 20 respondents. The sample of the study was selected by random sampling technique. Result: The result showed that empathy training effectively reduced bullying behavior in school-age children (p 0,001). Recommendation: It was recommended to use empathy training in reducing bullying behavior among school-age children.

Keywords: Empathy training, Bullying, School-Age Children

Topic: Nursing Research and Practice