Moving Forward to a World Beyond 0.2, 0.5, and 0.8 Effects Sizes: New Cutoffs for School-Based Anti-Bullying Interventions

Effect sizes of school-based intervention are commonly described as small to moderate when using Cohen’s conventional effect size cutoffs (small [0.2], medium [0.5], and large [0.8]). However, Jacob Cohen’s rule of thumb might vary across different areas of research, nature of the intervention, and...

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Authors: Panjeh, Sareh (Author) ; Nordahl-Hansen, Anders (Author) ; Cogo-Moreira, Hugo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2023, Volume: 38, Issue: 11/12, Pages: 7843-7851
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