The Effectiveness of Moral Intelligence Training on Social Competence, Emotional Dysregulation and Peer Relationships in Bullying Students

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Psychology, Ardabil branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran

3 Department Psychology

10.22098/jsp.2023.10349.5209

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this Research was to evaluate the effectiveness of moral intelligence training on social competence, emotional dysregulation and peer relationships in bullying students.

Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with an experimental and control group. The statistical population of the study included all 12th grade male students of Sarab city school in the academic year 2020-2021, of which a sample of 30 people was available by sampling method and after obtaining the inclusion criteria, in two experimental groups and Controls were replaced. The instruments used in this study were the Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire Revised (OB/VQ-R), the Flanner Social Competence Questionnaire, Diffiiculties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and the Hudson Peer Relationship Index (IPR).

Results: The results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed that moral intelligence training has a positive effect on improving social competence and relationships with peers and reducing emotional dysregulation of bullying students (P <0.01).

Conclusion: According to the results, it is clear that the use of moral intelligence training is effective on bullying students and its implementation can have beneficial effects in the social, emotional and communication fields for bullying students.

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Journal of School Psychology

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 07 May 2023

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