Brief report: The bystander effect in cyberbullying incidents

MACHÁČKOVÁ, Hana, Lenka DĚDKOVÁ and Kateřina MEZULÁNÍKOVÁ. Brief report: The bystander effect in cyberbullying incidents. Journal of Adolescence. Academic Press, 2015, vol. 43, August, p. 96-99. ISSN 0140-1971. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.05.010.

Basic information

• Original name: Brief report: The bystander effect in cyberbullying incidents
• Authors: MACHÁČKOVÁ, Hana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Lenka DĚDKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Kateřina MEZULÁNÍKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Journal of Adolescence, Academic Press, 2015, 0140-1971.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 2.007
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/15:00083086
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.05.010
• UT WoS: 000359330900011
• Keywords in English: Cyberbullying; Bystanders; Bystander effect
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

This study examined the bystander effect in cyberbullying. Using self-reported data from 257 Czech respondents who had witnessed a cyberbullying attack, we tested whether provided help decreased with increased number of other bystanders. We controlled for several individual and contextual factors, including empathy, social self-efficacy, empathic response to victimization, and relationship to the victim. Results showed that participants tend to help the victims more in incidents with only one or two other bystanders. We also found that, as in the “offline” realm, bystander effect is not linear: no significant differences were found between incidents with a moderate number (3-10) and a larger number of total bystanders. Our findings, thus, provide support for the presence of the bystander effect in cyberbullying.

Links

• EE2.3.30.0037, research and development project: Name: Zaměstnáním nejlepších mladých vědců k rozvoji mezinárodní spolupráce