Cyberbullying on social network sites. An experimental study into bystanders’ behavioural intentions to help the victim or reinforce the bully

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Highlights:

• We assessed young bystanders’ behavioural intentions towards Facebook harassment.

• Contextual factors were manipulated in an experimental scenario design.

• Incident severity and other bystanders’ identity influenced helping intentions.

• Other bystanders’ identity and behaviour influenced joining in the bullying.

• Gender influenced helping and reinforcing intentions.

摘要

•We assessed young bystanders’ behavioural intentions towards Facebook harassment.•Contextual factors were manipulated in an experimental scenario design.•Incident severity and other bystanders’ identity influenced helping intentions.•Other bystanders’ identity and behaviour influenced joining in the bullying.•Gender influenced helping and reinforcing intentions.

论文关键词:Cyberbullying,Social network site,Bystander behaviour,Experimental study,Incident severity,Peer influence

论文评审过程:Available online 12 November 2013.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.036