Predictors of cyberbullying perpetration among college students: An application of the Theory of Reasoned Action

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Highlights：

• We applied the Theory of Reasoned Action to cyberbullying perpetration.

• Lower empathy toward victims predicted more favorable attitudes toward cyberbullying.

• More positive cyberbullying attitudes predicted higher intentions to cyberbully.

• Higher cyberbullying intentions predicted more frequent cyberbullying perpetration.

摘要

•We applied the Theory of Reasoned Action to cyberbullying perpetration.•Lower empathy toward victims predicted more favorable attitudes toward cyberbullying.•More positive cyberbullying attitudes predicted higher intentions to cyberbully.•Higher cyberbullying intentions predicted more frequent cyberbullying perpetration.

论文关键词：Cyberbullying,Attitudes,Descriptive norms,Injunctive norms,College students

论文评审过程：Available online 17 April 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.03.051