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Child Development, January/February 2011, Volume 82, Number 1, Pages 311–330 A Large-Scale Evaluation of the KiVa Antibullying Program: Grades 4–6 Antti Karna Marinus Voeten ¨ ¨ University of Turku Radboud University Nijmegen Todd D. Little Elisa Poskiparta, Anne Kaljonen, University of Kansas and Christina Salmivalli University of Turku This study demonstrates the effectiveness of the KiVa antibullying program using a large sample of 8,237 youth from Grades 4–6 (10–12 years). Altogether, 78 schools were randomly assigned to intervention (39 schools, 4,207 students) and control conditions (39 schools, 4,030 students). Multilevel regression analyses revealed that after 9 months of implementation, the intervention had consistent beneficial effects on 7 of the 11 dependent variables, including self- and peer-reported victimization and self-reported bullying. The results indicate that the KiVa program is effective in reducing school bullying and victimization in Grades 4–6. Despite some evidence against school-based interventions, the results suggest that well-conceived school- based programs can reduce victimization. Bullying is a common problem in schools, affecting Nansel et al., 2004; Olweus, 1993a, 1993b). The need the lives of a large number of students. It is com- to intervene effectively in bullying is thus clear and monly characteri