The Impact of Individual Attributes and Conformity on Bystander Behavioral Intentions for Cyberbullying

• Main Authors: Zheng-JieLiu, 劉正杰
• Other Authors: Yuk-Ying Tung
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/974wn9

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 教育研究所 === 105 === The purpose of this study was to investigate bystander behavioral intentions when adolescents witnessed cyberbullying. Self-reported data were collected from 884 junior high school students in Taiwan. The results indicated that adolescents who had negative peer relationships, higher conformity and lower levels of cognitive empathy were more likely to join in cyberbullying as facilitator. Adolescents were more likely be a defender to help the victims with positive peer relationships, lower conformity and higher levels of cognitive empathy. Outsider was related to positive peer relationship and lower levels of cognitive empathy. In addition, girls who had higher conformity than boys would less likely to help the victims. The implications of this research on cyberbullying are discussed.