Effectiveness of Shame Management Training Based on PEGS Program in Reducing Female Adolescent's Bullying

Bullying is a from of low level violence that has recently been attended by educational psychologists and researchers. The goal of this research was to examine the effectiveness of shame management training based on PEGS program in reducing female adolescents’ bullying. Therefore, semi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design was used. Using multi-stage random cluster sampling, female students of three state guidance schools in Tabriz city were selected and were screened. Finally, 30 students from each school were selected by purposeful sampling, results of the bullying scale, and observation during screening and rating by school assistants. Each group consisted of 15 students. Five educators presented educational package and placebo to experimental and control groups. Results of one-way analysis of covariance indicated that the intervention was effective (F=20.92, P<0.001), and 75 minute training sessions of shame management for eight weeks predicted 20 % of bullying variances. Due to research findings and confirming of training package validity, paying attention to adolescents’ bullying problem is recommended. Also, regarding the study limitation, it is suggested that this training method should be applied for decreasing bullying.