Journal article
Measurement of the bystander intervention model for bullying and sexual harassment
Journal of adolescence (London, England.), Vol.37(4), pp.391-400
06/2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.03.003
PMID: 24793386
Abstract
Although peer bystanders can exacerbate or prevent bullying and sexual harassment, research has been hindered by the absence of a validated assessment tool to measure the process and sequential steps of the bystander intervention model. A measure was developed based on the five steps of Latané and Darley’s (1970) bystander intervention model applied to bullying and sexual harassment. Confirmatory factor analysis with a sample of 562 secondary school students confirmed the five-factor structure of the measure. Structural equation modeling revealed that all the steps were influenced by the previous step in the model, as the theory proposed. In addition, the bystander intervention measure was positively correlated with empathy, attitudes toward bullying and sexual harassment, and awareness of bullying and sexual harassment facts. This measure can be used for future research and to inform intervention efforts related to the process of bystander intervention for bullying and sexual harassment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Measurement of the bystander intervention model for bullying and sexual harassment
- Creators
- Amanda B. Nickerson - State University of New YorkAriel M. Aloe - University of Northern IowaJennifer A. Livingston - State University of New YorkThomas Hugh Feeley - University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of adolescence (London, England.), Vol.37(4), pp.391-400
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.03.003
- PMID
- 24793386
- ISSN
- 0140-1971
- eISSN
- 1095-9254
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2014
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984371296002771
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