School - wide bullying programs can
decrease bullying incidents by about 25 % or more (McCallion & Feder, 2013).
Social - emotional learning (SEL) programs have also been shown to
decrease bullying incidents.
Not exact matches
Strong social and emotional skills also contribute to
decreased behavior
incidents such as violence and
bullying, and risky behaviors such as substance abuse.
People with higher levels of empathy have stronger interpersonal relationships - and an increase in empathy is correlated with a
decrease in
incidents of
bullying.
For example, the Anti-
Bullying Ambassadors Programme on average results in a 69 %
decrease in perceived
bullying incidents in school and 100 % of teachers claimed that the training helped them to understand the signs of
bullying.