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The coping of bystanders with cyberbullying in an adolescent population
Steffgen, Georges; Pinto Costa, Andreia; Slee, Phillip T.
2018In Slee, Phillip T.; Skrzypiec, Grace; Cefai, Carmel (Eds.) Child and Adolescent Wellbeing and Violence Prevention in Schools
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Keywords :
bystander; cyberbullying; Luxembourg
Abstract :
[en] Cyberbullying is a serious social phenomenon that occurs in different settings. In line with the participant role approach (Salmivalli, 2010), different bystanders (e.g. assistants, reinforcers, defenders, and outsiders), likewise cyberbullies, and cybervictims are involved in cyberbullying incidents. The current study explores how participants in cyberbullying incidents differ in coping behaviour. Students of German and Luxembourg secondary schools (n = 367) completed a questionnaire, amongst others, on participant roles and coping. Coping behavior was classified into six strategies: other-focused, self-focused, avoidance, relationships improvement, assertive responses, and technical responses (AUTHORS et al, 2012). These coping behaviors were mostly interrelated. Regression analysis showed that avoidance, self-focused strategies, and assertive responses predicted victimization. Additionally, defender behavior was predicted by reduced technical responses and enhanced other focused strategies. Hence, different actors in cyberbullying incidents differ systematically in coping behavior. The implications of the findings are of relevance for the development of efficient coping-based intervention programs against cyberbullying. In particular, avoidance, self- and other-focused strategies of actors in cyberbullying incidents have to be considered in intervention programs.
Disciplines :
Social, industrial & organizational psychology
Author, co-author :
Steffgen, Georges ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Pinto Costa, Andreia ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Slee, Phillip T.
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
The coping of bystanders with cyberbullying in an adolescent population
Publication date :
2018
Main work title :
Child and Adolescent Wellbeing and Violence Prevention in Schools
Author, co-author :
Slee, Phillip T.
Skrzypiec, Grace
Cefai, Carmel
Publisher :
Routledge, Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN/EAN :
9781138104785
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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