TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Individual motivations and characteristics associated with bystander intervention during bullying episodes among children and youth
JO  - Canadian journal of school psychology
A1  - Cappadocia, M. Catherine
A1  - Pepler, Debra
A1  - Cummings, Joanne G.
A1  - Craig, Wendy
SP  - 201
EP  - 216
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
N2  - The aim of the current study was to explore bystander experiences during bullying episodes among children and youth attending a residential summer camp by investigating rates of witnessing and intervention, as well as individual motivations and characteristics associated with bystander intervention. The majority of children had witnessed bullying at least once in the past 3 weeks and reported intervening in some way. Among children who reported intervening, the strongest motivation appeared to be a sense of social justice. Among children who reported not intervening, the strongest motivation appeared to be the feeling that it was not their place to intervene because the bullying situation did not directly involve them and/or was not extremely severe. The determining factors for bystander intervention during bullying episodes differed between genders. Social self-efficacy predicted bystander intervention among girls, while empathy and attitudes about bullying predicted bystander intervention among boys. Implications for bullying prevention are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0829-5735
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0829573512450567
ID  - ref1
ER  -