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Mechanisms of moral disengagement and their associations with indirect bullying, direct bullying, and pro-aggressive bystander behavior
Linköpings Universitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5753-1310
Linköpings universitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9233-3862
Linköpings Universitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6590-3847
University of Padua, Italy.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8251-7550
2020 (English)In: Journal of Early Adolescence, ISSN 0272-4316, E-ISSN 1552-5449, Vol. 40, no 1, p. 28-55Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study examined the links between seven specific mechanisms of moral disengagement and indirect bullying, direct bullying, and pro-aggressive bystander behavior. In addition, the moderating role of gender on these associations was examined. Participants were 317 Swedish students in Grades 4 to 8 (Mage=12.6, SD = 1.35; 62% girls). Multivariate multiple regression analyses showed that indirect bullying was predicted by gender and victim attribution. Direct bullying was predicted by moral justification, and for girls, by victim attribution. Pro-aggressive bystander behavior was predicted by diffusion of responsibility, victim attribution, gender, and age. That is, boys and younger students were more prone to take the aggressor’s side compared with girls and older students. Furthermore, the relation between pro-aggressive bystander behavior and distortion of consequences appeared stronger in boys than in girls. These results highlight the relative importance of specific moral disengagement mechanisms and may have implications for interventions targeting bullying.

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2020. Vol. 40, no 1, p. 28-55
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bullying, aggression, moral development, middle school
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Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology) Pedagogy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-22671DOI: 10.1177/0272431618824745ISI: 000501898500002OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hkr-22671DiVA, id: diva2:1611128
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Swedish Research Council, D0775301Available from: 2021-11-13 Created: 2021-11-13 Last updated: 2021-11-26Bibliographically approved

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