TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Bystander responses to bias-based bullying and retaliation: is retaliation perceived as more acceptable than bias-based bullying?
JO  - British journal of developmental psychology
A1  - Gönültaş, Seçil
A1  - Mulvey, Kelly Lynn
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The current study examined intergroup-related and social-cognitive correlates of bystanders' acceptability judgements and their responses to bias-based bullying of immigrant peers and to possible retaliation for the bullying. Participants included 179 immigrant-origin and non-immigrant-origin youth (M(age)  = 13.23; SD = 1.55; 79 immigrant-origin youth). Participants' bystander judgements and responses to bullying and retaliation were examined via a hypothetical scenario. Further, participants' intergroup attitudes towards immigrants and their social-cognitive skills were evaluated. ANOVA results showed that immigrant-origin youth judged bullying as less acceptable and retaliation as more acceptable compared to non-immigrant-origin youth, documenting that group membership is related to adolescents' judgements. A similar pattern was observed in active bystander responses. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that immigration background, intergroup process in the context of immigration, and social-cognitive skills predict bystander responses to bullying and retaliation. This study provides important implications for anti-bullying intervention programmes to overcome the negative consequences of retaliation in the escalation of aggressive behaviours.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0261-510X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12371
ID  - ref1
ER  -