Citation

Pozzoli T, Gini G, Thornberg R. J. Adolesc. 2017; 61: 87-95.

Affiliation

Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Sweden.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.09.011

PMID

28972918

Abstract

The present study examined the relations between different empathic dimensions and bystanders' behavior in bullying. Specifically, the indirect effects of empathic concern and perspective taking via empathic anger on defending and passive bystanding were tested in a sample of Italian young adolescents (N = 398; Mage = 12 years, 3 months, 47.2% girls). Path analysis confirmed the direct and indirect effects, via empathic anger, of empathic concern and perspective taking on bystanders' behavior, with the exception of the direct association between perspective taking and passive bystanding that was not significant. Our findings suggest that considering empathic anger together with empathic concern and perspective taking could help researchers to better understand the links between empathic dispositions and bystanders' behavior in bullying.

Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

Bullying bystanders; Empathic anger; Empathic concern; Perspective taking