RT Article
T1 Psychological Predictors of Bystanders’ Intention to Help Cyberbullying Victims Among College Students: An Application of Theory of Planned Behavior
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 37
IS 13/14
A1 Hayashi, Yûsuke
A1 Tahmasbi, Nargess
A2 Tahmasbi, Nargess
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1884267807
AB The goal of the present study was to evaluate the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as an explanation for bystanders? intention to help cyberbullying victims among college students. Participants completed an online survey in which their intention, attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control toward helping cyberbullying victims were assessed. In addition to these traditional TPB variables, empathy toward cyberbullying victims and anticipated regret from not helping victims were included in the model. Results showed that empathy and anticipated regret significantly predicted intention to help cyberbullying victims over and above the traditional TPB variables. Results also showed that gender altered how traditional TPB variables, empathy, and anticipated regret predict bystander?s intention to help cyberbullying victims: Empathy and anticipated regret were most robust predictors for males and females, respectively. These results suggest that the TPB is a useful theoretical framework for understanding bystanders? intention to help cyberbullying victims. Implications for developing effective prevention and intervention strategies are discussed.
K1 anticipated regret
K1 Bystanders
K1 Cyberbullying
K1 Empathy
K1 Gender
K1 theory of planned behavior
DO 10.1177/0886260521992158