Digital educational technology on LGBT-phobic bullying for school-aged adolescents.
Mariana Mercês Mesquita Espíndola, Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo, Adrian Thaís Cardoso Santos Gomes da Silva and 5 others
PMID 40667903WHAT IT FOUND
A comic book for school-aged adolescents about LGBT-phobic bullying was developed and reviewed by experts and 11 adolescents.
It has not been tested to reduce bullying.
Key findings
01The paper developed a digital educational comic book for school-aged adolescents about LGBT-phobic bullying.
02Seven expert judges reviewed the content, and 11 adolescents reviewed the appearance; the paper reports that the appearance review reached an excellence standard.
03The authors recommend intervention studies to test the comic book's practical application and effectiveness.
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What it does not show
The study developed and validated the material; it did not test whether the comic book reduces bullying or improves adolescent health. The appearance validation included 11 adolescents, so it gives limited information about how larger adolescent groups would use the tool. The content validation relied on 7 expert judges, not on outcomes in schools or with a wider group of adolescents. The paper does not report how nurses or other staff would deliver the comic book, how often, or with what support.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that this comic book prevents LGBT-phobic bullying or improves adolescent health. The paper reports development and validation by experts and adolescents, and recommends intervention studies to test effectiveness.