Prosocial Bystander Behavior in Bullying Dynamics: Assessing the Impact of Social Capital
Prosocial Bystander Behavior in Bullying Dynamics: Assessing the Impact of Social Capital
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DOI：
10.1007/s10964-015-0338-5
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发表时间：
2015-12-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Smokowski, Paul R.
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作者：
Evans, Caroline B. R.;Smokowski, Paul R.
观察欺凌事件但不直接作为欺凌者或受害者参与其中的个人被称为旁观者。亲社会旁观者是那些积极干预欺凌行为以支持受害者的人，这种亲社会行为通常会结束欺凌行为。目前的研究探讨了社会支持、社区参与、心理健康功能以及积极的学校经历和特征等形式的社会资本如何与种族/民族多样化农村青年的大样本（N = 5752；51.03%女性）参与亲社会旁观者行为的可能性相关。据推测，社会资本与参与亲社会旁观者行为的可能性增加有关。多重插补后，运行具有稳健标准误差的有序逻辑回归。该假设得到部分支持，结果表明，朋友和老师支持、种族认同、宗教取向和未来乐观主义等形式的社会资本与参与亲社会旁观者行为的可能性增加显着相关。与假设相反，自尊率下降与参与亲社会旁观者行为的可能性增加显着相关。研究结果强调了积极的社会关系和社区参与对于增加亲社会旁观者行为并最终减少校园欺凌的重要性。讨论了影响。
Individuals who observe a bullying event, but are not directly involved as a bully or victim, are referred to as bystanders. Prosocial bystanders are those individuals who actively intervene in bullying dynamics to support the victim and this prosocial behavior often ends the bullying. The current study examines how social capital in the form of social support, community engagement, mental health functioning, and positive school experiences and characteristics is associated with the likelihood of engaging in prosocial bystander behavior in a large sample (N = 5752; 51.03 % female) of racially/ethnically diverse rural youth. It was hypothesized that social capital would be associated with an increased likelihood of engaging in prosocial bystander behavior. Following multiple imputation, an ordered logistic regression with robust standard errors was run. The hypothesis was partially supported and results indicated that social capital in the form of friend and teacher support, ethnic identity, religious orientation, and future optimism were significantly associated with an increased likelihood of engaging in prosocial bystander behavior. Contrary to the hypothesis, a decreased rate of self-esteem was significantly associated with an increased likelihood of engaging in prosocial bystander behavior. The findings highlight the importance of positive social relationships and community engagement in increasing prosocial bystander behavior and ultimately decreasing school bullying. Implications were discussed.