https://epiphanios.theo.ac.cy/jspui/handle/123456789/13 2026-03-28T15:05:08Z 2026-03-28T15:05:08Z Solomontos-Kountouri, Olga Gradinger, Petra Yanagida, Takuya Strohmeier, Dagmar https://epiphanios.theo.ac.cy/jspui/handle/20.500.14286/120 2026-03-26T09:00:58Z 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The implementation and evaluation of the ViSC program in Cyprus: challenges of cross-national dissemination and evaluation results Authors: Solomontos-Kountouri, Olga; Gradinger, Petra; Yanagida, Takuya; Strohmeier, Dagmar Abstract: The ViSC program is a socio-ecological anti-bullying program that has been developed, implemented and rigorously evaluated in Austria. The main goals of the present study were (1) to implement the ViSC program with high fidelity in Cyprus and (2) to investigate the program effectiveness within a quasi-experimental longitudinal study. To tackle bullying on different levels in the educational system, a cascaded train-the-trainer model has been realized. Nine permanent staff members of the Cypriot Ministry of Education were trained as multipliers by researchers. These multipliers trained teachers in three Cypriot schools and teachers trained their students. To investigate the effectiveness of the program, data from students of three intervention and three control schools was collected via self-assessments at pre-test (October–November 2012), post-test (April–May 2013) and follow-up (March–April 2014). In total, 1752 grade 7 and 8 students (602 intervention, 1150 control group) with a mean age of 12.6 (SD = .60) at pre-test, nested in 82 classes and 6 schools participated. To investigate the program effectiveness regarding the reduction of victimization and aggressive behavior, multilevel growth models were applied (time points at level 1, individuals at level 2, and classes at level 3). The analyses revealed that the program effects differed depending on the grade level of the students. Overall, the program was more effective for grade 7 compared with grade 8 students. In grade 8, bullying and victimization increased more in the intervention group compared with the control group at time 2, but also steeper decreased at time 3 indicating a sensitizing effect of the program.

2016-02-01T00:00:00Z Strohmeier, Dagmar Stefanek, Elisabeth Yanagida, Takuya Solomontos-Kountouri, Olga https://epiphanios.theo.ac.cy/jspui/handle/20.500.14286/119 2026-03-26T09:01:12Z 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Fostering cross-cultural friendships with the ViSC anti-bullying program Authors: Strohmeier, Dagmar; Stefanek, Elisabeth; Yanagida, Takuya; Solomontos-Kountouri, Olga Abstract: It was examined whether the implementation of a whole-school anti-bullying program is able to increase cross-cultural friendships among 450 non-immigrant and 607 immigrant youth aged 10–14 years (M = 11.64 years, SD = 0.80). Over a period of one school year, teachers received three in-school trainings and implemented a 13-week social competence project in their classes. The social competence project was structured to foster the cross-cultural friendship potential in the classes by utilizing equal status, common goals, cooperation, and authority support. To investigate program effectiveness, a cluster randomized control study was realized, and longitudinal social network data were gathered. In total, 2-wave longitudinal data set was available from 11 intervention schools (53 classes, N = 719) and 5 control schools (27 classes, N = 338). Reciprocal and unilateral same-cultural friendship preference indices were calculated based on the social network data. Controlling for several class-level variables, multilevel growth modelling revealed no program effects regarding reciprocal same-cultural friendship preferences. However, a buffer effect on unilateral same-cultural friendship preferences among Turkish immigrant youth was found. The value of real-world teacher-led contact interventions to foster cross-cultural friendships is discussed.

2020-05-01T00:00:00Z Strohmeier, Dagmar Solomontos-Kountouri, Olga et. al. https://epiphanios.theo.ac.cy/jspui/handle/20.500.14286/118 2026-03-26T09:01:25Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: International Implementation of the ViSC Social Competence Program in Cyprus, Romania, Turkey, and Kosovo. Authors: Strohmeier, Dagmar; Solomontos-Kountouri, Olga et. al.

2021-01-01T00:00:00Z Παύλου, Μαρία https://epiphanios.theo.ac.cy/jspui/handle/20.500.14286/103 2026-03-26T09:01:50Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Η ‘αλητεία του χρόνου’: Xρόνος και χρονικότητα στο Πρώτο Γράμμα στη Μητέρα του Κώστα Μόντη Authors: Παύλου, Μαρία

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