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FROM STANDING BY TO TAKING A STAND: THE MOTIVATION AND ABILITY TO DEFEND AGAINST BULLYING

Sink, Holli E
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1185800396

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2007, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
An emphasis on using peer interventions to reduce bullying has led researchers to investigate effective ways of encouraging youths to take a stand against bullying. The present study investigated the roles of moral disengagement and social self-efficacy in relation to youths’ reports of victim defending behaviors in the context of physical, verbal, and relational bullying. Results indicate that both moral engagement and social self-efficacy are related to victim defending, with the combination of high moral engagement and high social self-efficacy predicting the highest levels of victim defending. Whereas youths high in moral engagement report relatively high levels of defending behaviors regardless of level of social self-efficacy, implications for youths low in social self-efficacy who attempt to intervene should be considered. Results support the importance of promoting both moral engagement and social competence to foster victim defending in schools.
Patricia Kerig (Advisor)
53 p.
Psychology, Clinical
Youth Aggressive Behavior; Peer Relations; Bullying; Victim Defending; Moral Disengagment; Social Self-efficacy; School Environment

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  • Sink, H. E. (2007). FROM STANDING BY TO TAKING A STAND: THE MOTIVATION AND ABILITY TO DEFEND AGAINST BULLYING [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1185800396

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sink, Holli. FROM STANDING BY TO TAKING A STAND: THE MOTIVATION AND ABILITY TO DEFEND AGAINST BULLYING. 2007. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1185800396.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sink, Holli. "FROM STANDING BY TO TAKING A STAND: THE MOTIVATION AND ABILITY TO DEFEND AGAINST BULLYING." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1185800396

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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