Differential Effects of Friendship and School Norms on Adolescents' Defending in Cyberbullying Situations: A Randomized School-Based Experiment.

IF 3.7 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Stefanie Richters, Maor Shani, Lea Geyer, Maarten H W van Zalk
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Abstract

During adolescence, close friendships become increasingly important, yet whether norms within friendship groups may influence responses to cyberbullying more than norms from more distal reference groups such as schools remains untested. This preregistered experiment examined the effects of friendship and school pro-defending norms on adolescents' defending intentions and behaviors in response to hypothetical cyberbullying scenarios. Participants were 321 students from grades 5 to 10 in a German secondary school (55.45% female; Mage = 12.66, SDage = 1.73), randomly assigned to a friendship norm (N = 105), school norm (N = 110), or control (N = 106) condition. Norm information was derived from previous data collection. Victim- and bully-oriented defending intentions and behaviors were significantly higher in the friendship norm condition compared to the control condition, while the school norm condition showed no significant effects. Neither norm condition influenced cyberbullying reporting and participation in an anti-bullying campaign. These findings demonstrate that friendship norms are effective in promoting defending in cyberbullying situations, suggesting that norm-based interventions may benefit from targeting such proximal reference groups that are aligned with adolescents' developmental needs.

友谊和学校规范对网络欺凌情境下青少年防卫行为的差异影响:一项随机校本实验。
在青春期,亲密的友谊变得越来越重要,然而,友谊群体内的规范是否比远端参照群体(如学校)的规范更能影响对网络欺凌的反应,这一点尚未得到检验。本预注册实验考察了友谊和学校支持防卫规范对青少年网络欺凌情境下防卫意图和行为的影响。参与者是德国一所中学5至10年级的321名学生(55.45%为女生;法师= 12.66,年龄= 1.73),被随机分配到朋友规范(N = 105),学校规范(N = 110)或控制(N = 106)条件。规范信息来源于以前的数据收集。在友谊规范条件下,受害者导向和欺凌导向的防卫意图和行为显著高于对照条件,而学校规范条件对防卫意图和行为的影响不显著。规范条件都不影响网络欺凌的报告和反欺凌运动的参与。这些发现表明,友谊规范在促进网络欺凌情况下的防御方面是有效的,这表明基于规范的干预措施可能会受益于针对这些与青少年发展需求一致的近端参照群体。
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Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Journal of Youth and Adolescence PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-
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8.20
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6.10%
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155
期刊介绍: Journal of Youth and Adolescence provides a single, high-level medium of communication for psychologists, psychiatrists, biologists, criminologists, educators, and researchers in many other allied disciplines who address the subject of youth and adolescence. The journal publishes quantitative analyses, theoretical papers, and comprehensive review articles. The journal especially welcomes empirically rigorous papers that take policy implications seriously. Research need not have been designed to address policy needs, but manuscripts must address implications for the manner society formally (e.g., through laws, policies or regulations) or informally (e.g., through parents, peers, and social institutions) responds to the period of youth and adolescence.
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