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. 2015 Jul;7(2):45–53. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v7i2.565

Table 1. Behaviors and histories related to violence before and after program.

Pre-test Post-test p for sig. improvement p for sig. pre-test bias
How often do you:
Call other people names? 2.85 2.97
Get made fun of by others? 3.13 2.49
Let a fight start without trying to stop it? 2.78 2.69
Stick up for yourself without fighting? 3.65 3.55
Get picked on by others? 2.71 2.45
Hit or push others? 2.72 2.34
Get hit or pushed by others? 2.72 1.97 .027
Try to keep others from fighting? 3.44 3.24
Get threatened with guns by others (even as a joke?) 1.98 1.38 .010
Pick fights with others? 1.96 1.38
Get beaten up? 1.69 1.25 .045
Cheer when others fight? 2.33 2.03
Try to break up a fight? 3.18 2.24
At school, how often do your classmates:
Threaten people with violence? 2.39 2.52 .029
Use physical violence? 2.14 2.32 .001

Values listed are mean responses rounded to nearest tenth based on Likert scale: 1= never; 2 = almost never; 3 = sometimes; 4 = often; 5 = almost always; 6 = always.

p-value for sig.<.05.

The shaded areas represent significant improvements after program.