Bullying bystander behaviors : The role of coping effectiveness and the moderating effect of gender
(2020) In Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 61(1). p.38-46- Abstract
Researchers have suggested that bystander behaviors and victim coping play an important role in counteracting the negative effects of bullying. The current study investigated the relationship between students’ ratings of coping effectiveness when addressing bullying and their behaviors as bystanders when witnessing bullying. Surveys were administered in a Midwestern, suburban school district. Some associations between perceptions of coping effectiveness and bystander behavior supported our hypotheses (e.g., constructive coping associated with defending bystander behaviors, externalizing associated with pro-bullying behaviors). However, some findings did not support hypothesized relationships. For example, higher ratings of effectiveness... (More)
Researchers have suggested that bystander behaviors and victim coping play an important role in counteracting the negative effects of bullying. The current study investigated the relationship between students’ ratings of coping effectiveness when addressing bullying and their behaviors as bystanders when witnessing bullying. Surveys were administered in a Midwestern, suburban school district. Some associations between perceptions of coping effectiveness and bystander behavior supported our hypotheses (e.g., constructive coping associated with defending bystander behaviors, externalizing associated with pro-bullying behaviors). However, some findings did not support hypothesized relationships. For example, higher ratings of effectiveness for cognitive distancing as a coping strategy were associated with increased defending behaviors as a bystander. Gender moderated some of these relationships. Pro-bullying bystander behavior was associated with increased ratings of cognitive distancing and decreased reports of constructive coping effectiveness for girls. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
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- Parris, Leandra ; Jungert, Tomas LU ; Thornberg, Robert ; Varjas, Kris ; Meyers, Joel ; Grunewald, Stephanie and Shriberg, David
- organization
- publishing date
- 2020
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Bullying, bystander, coping, coping effectiveness, gender
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- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
- volume
- 61
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 38 - 46
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
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- scopus:85068237182
- pmid:31250925
- ISSN
- 0036-5564
- DOI
- 10.1111/sjop.12564
- language
- English
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- yes
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- f7eb0847-dd03-4d96-aa68-4207dd215c75
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- 2019-07-09 14:07:30
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author = {{Parris, Leandra and Jungert, Tomas and Thornberg, Robert and Varjas, Kris and Meyers, Joel and Grunewald, Stephanie and Shriberg, David}},
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series = {{Scandinavian Journal of Psychology}},
title = {{Bullying bystander behaviors : The role of coping effectiveness and the moderating effect of gender}},
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