Is cyberbullying a group process? Online and offline bystanders of cyberbullying act as defenders, reinforcers and outsiders

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Highlights：

• Different types of cyber-bystanding are still understudied.

• The number of studies about cyberbullying in young adults is low.

• The Cyberbullying Bystander Scale was designed and validated in Colombia and Spain.

• Participants reported types of cyber-bystanding such as online and offline outsider, defender and reinforcer.

• Including components focused on cyber-bystanding in interventions is suggested.

摘要

•Different types of cyber-bystanding are still understudied.•The number of studies about cyberbullying in young adults is low.•The Cyberbullying Bystander Scale was designed and validated in Colombia and Spain.•Participants reported types of cyber-bystanding such as online and offline outsider, defender and reinforcer.•Including components focused on cyber-bystanding in interventions is suggested.

论文关键词：Cyberbullying,Bystanders,Validation study

论文评审过程：Received 21 December 2018, Revised 10 May 2019, Accepted 31 May 2019, Available online 1 June 2019, Version of Record 14 June 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.05.037