Determinants of Adolescents' Active Defending and Passive Bystanding Behavior in Bullying

Autor/inn/en	Gini, Gianluca; Albiero, Paolo; Benelli, Beatrice; Altoe, Gianmarco
Titel	Determinants of Adolescents' Active Defending and Passive Bystanding Behavior in Bullying
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescence, 31 (2008) 1, S.93-105 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.05.002
Schlagwörter	Bullying; Structural Equation Models; Self Efficacy; Early Adolescents; Helping Relationship; Empathy; Foreign Countries; Prosocial Behavior; Individual Differences; Student Reaction; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mobbing; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Helfende Beziehung; Empathie; Ausland; Individueller Unterschied; Schülerkritik; Italien
Abstract	The literature on participant roles in bullying lacks empirical studies that seek to explain what differentiates defenders from outsiders (or passive bystanders). The present study tested a conceptual model in which two personal characteristics of early adolescent students (empathy and perceived social self-efficacy) were considered as possible determinants of their participant behavior in bullying episodes. A total of 294 Italian early adolescents (mean age=13.3 years, range: 12-14) participated in the study. The structural equation modeling showed that high levels of empathic responsiveness were positively associated with both active defending and passive bystanding behavior, as assessed through peer nominations. In contrast, high levels of social self-efficacy were associated with helping behavior, whereas low levels of social self-efficacy were associated with passive bystanding behavior. Results are discussed in terms of theoretical and practical implications for researchers and educational practitioners. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10