Bystander Intervention Style and Motivational Factors Influencing Behavior in Bullying Situations
- Resource Type
- Journal Articles
Reports - Research
- Authors
- Vered Gotdiner (ORCID 0000-0002-6883-0938); Thomas P. Gumpel
- Source
- Psychology in the Schools. 2024 61(2):631-646.
- Subject
- Israel
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0033-3085
1520-6807
Whether to intervene or not during a bullying situation influences how the interaction plays out. The researchers present a theoretical model of social dominance orientation, moral disengagement, and intervention self-efficacy vis-à-vis intervention behaviors. Data were collected from 284 Israeli Hebrew speaking adolescents. Participants were recruited using a snowball sampling technique. The results of structural equation modeling reveals that moral disengagement was a mediator between the association of social dominance orientation with the pro-bully bystander and outsider behaviors. Pro-bully bystander and victim-defender behaviors positively influenced the outsider behavior, and self-efficacy was related to the victim-defender behavior. Our results expand the understanding of the relationship between bystander intervention behaviors and motivational factors.