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Responsive bystander behaviour in cyberbullying: a path through self-efficacy
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Bystander behaviour and self-efficacy beliefs play an important role in cyberbullying incidence. This
study tested the relationship between the Bystander Intervention Model phases and the mediating
role of adolescents’ self-efficacy beliefs. Children from the fifth to twelfth grade (N = 676)
participated in this study by responding to questionnaires concerning the various phases of the
Bystander Intervention Model and self-efficacy beliefs to resolve cyberbullying-related problems.
Through structural equation modelling, noticing an incident of cyberbullying had a direct and
indirect effect on aggressive behaviour, and an indirect effect on reporting and problem-solving
behaviour. The indirect effect of interpreting the event through attributing responsibility was
significant for aggressive and problem-solving behaviour. The mediator role of reflective
decision-making had a stronger effect on direct problem-solving. Self-efficacy beliefs significantly
affected the relationship between interpreting the event and all behaviour, but stronger for
direct problem-solving. These findings help explain empirically how bystanders respond to
incidents of cyberbullying.
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Keywords
Cyberbullying Bystander intervention Aggressive behaviour Prosocial behaviour Self-efficacy
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Ferreira, P. C., Veiga Simão, A. M., Paiva, A., & Ferreira, A. I. (2020). Responsive bystander behaviour in cyberbullying: a path through self-efficacy. Behaviour & Information Technology, 39(5), 511-524. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929x.2019.1602671
Publisher
Taylor & Francis