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Bystander Motivation in Bullying Incidents: To Intervene of Not to Intervene?

Robert Thornberg, Laura S. Tenenbaum, Kris Varjas, Joel Meyers, Tomas Jungert, Gina Vanegas

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine · 2012

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Summary

INTRODUCTION: This research sought to extend knowledge about bystanders in bullying situations with a focus on the motivations that lead them to different responses. The 2 primary goals of this study were to investigate the reasons for children's decisions to help or not to help a victim when witnessing bullying, and to generate a grounded theory (or conceptual framework) of bystander motivation in bullying situations. METHODS: Thirty students ranging in age from 9 to 15 years (M = 11.9; SD = 1.7) from an elementary and middle school in the southeastern United States participated in this study. Open- ended, semi-structured interviews were used, and sessions ranged from 30 to 45 minutes. We conducted qualitative methodology and analyses to gain an in-depth understanding of children's perspe

Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
System type
Other
DOI
10.5811/westjem.2012.3.11792
Catalogue ID
SNmojj1yox-5ywsc0
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