Deciding whether to look after them, to like it, or leave it: A multidimensional analysis of predictors of positive and negative bystander behavior in cyberbullying among adolescents

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Highlights:

• Predictors of cyberbullying bystander behavior are studied among 1979 adolescents.

• A multilevel and multidimensional approach was used.

• Negative (e.g. passive) and positive (e.g. defending) behavior were studied.

• School and class factors were not strong predictors of bystander behavior.

• Predictors are multifaceted, and different for negative and positive bystanding.

摘要

•Predictors of cyberbullying bystander behavior are studied among 1979 adolescents.•A multilevel and multidimensional approach was used.•Negative (e.g. passive) and positive (e.g. defending) behavior were studied.•School and class factors were not strong predictors of bystander behavior.•Predictors are multifaceted, and different for negative and positive bystanding.

论文关键词:Adolescent,Bystander,Cyberbullying,Moral disengagement,Behavior change theories,Bystander Intervention Model,Multilevel analysis

论文评审过程:Received 17 June 2015, Revised 17 December 2015, Accepted 19 December 2015, Available online 31 December 2015, Version of Record 31 December 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.051