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Effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior on aggression preventive behaviors in students

Ali Asghar Khaleghi (Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Science, Fasa, Iran)
Saeedeh Jafarzadeh (Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Science, Fasa, Iran)
Pooyan Afzali Harsini (Department of Public Health, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran)
Seyyed Hannan Kashfi (Department of EDC, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran)
Fatemeh Mohammadkhah (Department of Community Health, Child Nursing and Aging, Ramsar School of Nursing, Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, Iran)
Ali Khani Jeihooni (Nutrition Research Center, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran)

Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research

ISSN: 1759-6599

Article publication date: 28 June 2022

Issue publication date: 4 April 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

Aggressive behaviors are common among students. Given the importance of education in reducing aggressive behavior, this study aims to examine the influence of a theory of planned behavior (TPB)-based educational intervention on aggression-preventive behaviors in fifth-grade male students in Fasa city, Iran.

Design/methodology/approach

A total of 120 male students were randomly picked from several public schools in Fasa city, Iran, between 2018 and 2019. Assessments were completed before and three months after the intervention. Intervention consisted of eight 55–60-min training sessions based on the TPB’s processes and constructs.

Findings

Prior to the educational intervention, there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, intention to stop aggressiveness or to engage in aggression-preventive activities. However, three months following the intervention, the experimental group demonstrated a considerable rise in the aforementioned constructs (p > 0.001 in all cases).

Originality/value

The study’s findings demonstrated the efficacy of a TPB-based educational intervention on constructs of the TPB theory. Results suggest application of a TPB-based educational intervention can have a pro-social impact on the attitudes and behavior of elementary age boys.

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Acknowledgements

Declaration of conflicting interests: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Citation

Khaleghi, A.A., Jafarzadeh, S., Afzali Harsini, P., Kashfi, S.H., Mohammadkhah, F. and Khani Jeihooni, A. (2023), "Effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior on aggression preventive behaviors in students", Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. 15 No. 2, pp. 152-162. https://doi.org/10.1108/JACPR-03-2022-0701

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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