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. 2024 Aug 29;17:4177–4188. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S479364

Table 1.

Procedure of Empathy Training

Sessions Content Time
First session: psychoeducation conducted by 5 facilitators Education related to bullying, namely the definition of bullying, the phenomenon of bullying in adolescents, factors that cause bullying, the incidence of bullying in adolescents, how to prevent bullying, and how to act when bullying occurs. Then continued with an educational session related to empathy material regarding the definition of empathy, factors that affect empathy, the impact of empathy, the influence of empathy on bullying, and how to foster empathy.
Participants: 50 intervention group participants, education conducted by 3 facilitators
60 minutes
Second session: focus group discussion and role play Participants were invited to discuss with facilitators, namely researchers and research assistants (5 S.Kep., Ners graduates) related to bullying and empathy. Students were divided into 5 groups with 10 inmates in each group accompanied by the facilitator. During the discussion, participants were asked to develop scenarios for 10 minutes related to how to reduce bullying behavior that can be done in LPKA Bandung City. After that, participants practiced and role played for 30 minutes. Then, participants discussed the meaning of the results of the role play for 20 minutes.
Participants: 50 intervention group participants, education conducted by 5 facilitators
60 minutes
Third session: watching a movie Watching a movie related to bullying from the Ministry of Education and Culture which was downloaded via youtube. Watching the movie was conducted for 60 minutes divided into 5 groups (10 prisoners accompanied by 1 research assistant). The duration of the movie is 10 minutes for the first video and 7 minutes for the second video. After that, the group discussed the lessons learned from the movie and conveyed opinions about bullying and empathy from the movie for 30–40 minutes. Participants were also invited to share their experiences related to their bullying experiences.
Participants: 50 intervention group participants, education conducted by 5 facilitators
60 minutes
Fourth session: self-reflection and refreshment Self-reflection and refreshment related to the bullying and empathy materials that have been given. This session was conducted for 2×60 minutes in the fourth week of April. In the first 1 hour, participants were invited to self-reflect on the activities that had been carried out over the past 3 months in 5 groups accompanied by researchers and research assistants (1 group consisted of 10 intervention group inmates). Then, in the next 1 hour, participants refresh with researchers related to bullying and empathy material, as well as activities that have been carried out for the past 3 months.
Participants: 50 intervention group participants, education conducted by 5 facilitators
120 minutes