Bullying and cyberbullying are still relevant issues of national and international concern. The literature has shown that these forms of peer violence have an important cultural basis, linked to shared social norms that are reflected in the dominant narratives of the reference group. In order to influence individual attitudes, it is therefore necessary to influence the whole community. Furthermore, the use of new technologies and gamification seem to maximise the potential for change in interventions implemented on them. Based on the results of a preliminary systematic review of the literature on existing interventions to prevent bullying and cyberbullying using technology, the project involves the design, implementation and validation of a gaming application (Narrative Heroes) aimed at preventing and counteracting bullying and cyberbullying among adolescents by harnessing the power of generating counter-narratives in an online discussion. The aim is to stimulate an active change in the participants and a change in the narratives of the norms shared by the context, which will then be reflected in a change in attitudes and beliefs towards bullying and cyberbullying, both at an individual and group level.
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-0605-3125
Chapter Title
Narrative Heroes: giocare per riscrivere il copione del bullismo e del cyberbullismo
Authors
Elena Serritella
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0504-7.36
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Book Title
La formazione alla ricerca
Book Subtitle
Il dottorato fra qualità e prospettive future
Editors
Vanna Boffo, Fabio Togni
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
320
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0504-7
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0503-0
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0504-7
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0505-4
Series Title
Studies on Adult Learning and Education
Series ISSN
2704-596X
Series E-ISSN
2704-5781