Journal article
Why witnesses of bullying tell: Individual and interpersonal factors
Children and youth services review, Vol.116, p.105198
09/2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105198
Abstract
•Approximately seventy percent of the elementary school students talked to someone about bullying incidents, most often, teachers.•Gender, frequency of witnessing, cognitive empathy, and social skills were found to be significantly associated with telling behavior of witnesses of bullying.•Affective empathy and school connectedness were not significantly related to telling behavior of witnesses of bullying.
The reactions of those who witness bullying are important because they can stop the bullying and prevent further harm. Factors associated with telling behavior were investigated with 477 elementary school students who witnessed bullying. Approximately seventy percent of the students talked to someone about bullying incidents, most often, teachers. Chi-square and logistic regression analyses demonstrated that gender, frequency of witnessing, cognitive empathy, and social skills were found to be associated with telling behavior of witnesses, whereas affective empathy and school connectedness were not significantly related. Findings from this research are important for future practice and studies on bystander intervention.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Why witnesses of bullying tell: Individual and interpersonal factors
- Creators
- HyunGyung Joo - California State University, SacramentoIsak Kim - Pennsylvania State UniversitySo Rin Kim - Pennsylvania State UniversityJoLynn V. Carney - Pennsylvania State UniversitySeriaShia J. Chatters - Pennsylvania State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Children and youth services review, Vol.116, p.105198
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105198
- ISSN
- 0190-7409
- eISSN
- 1873-7765
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2020
- Academic Unit
- Counselor Education; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984949216502771
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