Přehled o publikaci
2025
Defender or Outsider? Understanding Individual, Social, and Contextual Factors in Cyberbystander Behavior in Cyberaggression
SHUKLA, Shanu, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ, Lenka DĚDKOVÁ and Anke GÖRZIGBasic information
Original name
Defender or Outsider? Understanding Individual, Social, and Contextual Factors in Cyberbystander Behavior in Cyberaggression
Authors
SHUKLA, Shanu, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ, Lenka DĚDKOVÁ and Anke GÖRZIG
Edition
Journal of Early Adolescence, Thousand Oaks, SAGE Publications, 2025, 0272-4316
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Article in a journal
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
References:
Organization
Fakulta sociálních studií – Repository – Repository
UT WoS
001464183200001
Keywords in English
adolescents; cyberaggression; cyberbullying; defender; outsider
Links
CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004583, interní kód Repo. EH22_008/0004583, research and development project. 0929/2022, interní kód Repo.
Changed: 26/4/2025 00:50, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík
Abstract
V originále
Bystanders’ responses play an important role in cyberaggression incidents among youth. This study examines factors differentiating cyberbystander roles as defenders or outsiders. Individual factors (gender, age, self-efficacy, and digital skills), social factors (parent, teacher, and peer mediation), contextual factors (victim’s age relative to the bystander, perceived victim’s emotional (upset) response, and bystander-victim relationship quality), and types of incident modalities are explored. Data from 736 Czech adolescents (Mage = 14.4 years, SDage = 1.69, 51.9% boys) who acted as defenders or outsiders in cyberaggression incidents in the preceding year were analyzed using hierarchical binary logistic regression. Being a defender versus an outsider was significantly associated with younger age, active peer mediation, good relationship with the victim, higher perceived victim’s emotional (upset) response, and no video modality. The study underscores the multifaceted nature of online bystander behavior, offering insights for prevention and intervention targeting specific factors to promote defending behavior in adolescent cyberaggression.
