Integrating Religious Moderation into a School-Based Bullying Prevention Framework: Evidence from a Philippine Context

Mariah Kibtiyah; Fitriah M. Suud; Kana Safrina Rouzi; Mirawati Mirawati; Kasmil S. Abdulwahid; Cut Afrina; Wahyu Khafidah

doi:10.35877/454RI.daengku4847

Authors

Mariah Kibtiyah UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta
Fitriah M. Suud Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
Kana Safrina Rouzi Universitas Alma Ata
Mirawati Mirawati Universitas Potensi Utama
Kasmil S. Abdulwahid Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography, Mindanao State University
Cut Afrina UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar
Wahyu Khafidah Universitas Serambi Mekkah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35877/454RI.daengku4847

Keywords:

Anti Bullying prevention, religious moderation, adolescents, moral regulation, Humanities

Abstract

Purpose– This study aims to develop and evaluate a school-based bullying prevention model integrating religious moderation principles to enhance adolescents’ understanding of bullying behavior within a Philippine secondary school context.

Design/methods/approach – A quasi-experimental pre-test–post-test control group design was employed involving 74 tenth-grade students divided into experimental (n = 37) and control (n = 37) groups using purposive sampling. The intervention consisted of a two-day structured psychoeducational program integrating values of tolerance, empathy, and moral responsibility. Data were analyzed using Shapiro–Wilk normality testing followed by Wilcoxon signed-rank and Mann–Whitney U tests.

Findings– The experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant increase in bullying understanding scores from pre-test to post-test compared to the control group (p < .05). Gain score comparisons further indicated that the intervention contributed to measurable improvement in students’ cognitive awareness of bullying behavior.

Research implications/limitations– The study is limited to one school context and employs purposive sampling, restricting broader generalization. Future research should test the model across multiple schools and cultural settings and examine behavioral outcomes beyond cognitive understanding.

Originality/value-This study offers a theoretically grounded and context-specific bullying prevention framework integrating religious moderation within moral regulation and social-ecological perspectives.

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