TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of psychological and social factors on bystanders' roles in school bullying among Korean-American students in the United States
AU - Choi, Sumi
AU - Cho, Young Il
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - This study investigated the associations of psychological and social variables with the likelihood of exhibiting three different behaviors as a bystander in a bullying situation. The sample comprised 238 Korean-American and Korean students, from the 3rd to 12th grades, studying in the USA. Students receiving classmate support showed a lower probability of exhibiting outsider behaviors in a bullying situation as compared to non-involvers, whereas those receiving teacher support showed less likelihood of exhibiting assistant, outsider, and defender behaviors as compared to non-involvers. Furthermore, students showing higher responsibility exhibited a lower probability of being a defender group as compared to the non-involvers, while those showing higher empathy demonstrated a greater probability of being in the defender group over non-involvers. The current study discusses the implications for bullying preventive interventions in school settings.
AB - This study investigated the associations of psychological and social variables with the likelihood of exhibiting three different behaviors as a bystander in a bullying situation. The sample comprised 238 Korean-American and Korean students, from the 3rd to 12th grades, studying in the USA. Students receiving classmate support showed a lower probability of exhibiting outsider behaviors in a bullying situation as compared to non-involvers, whereas those receiving teacher support showed less likelihood of exhibiting assistant, outsider, and defender behaviors as compared to non-involvers. Furthermore, students showing higher responsibility exhibited a lower probability of being a defender group as compared to the non-involvers, while those showing higher empathy demonstrated a greater probability of being in the defender group over non-involvers. The current study discusses the implications for bullying preventive interventions in school settings.
KW - Adolescents
KW - bullying
KW - bystanders
KW - ethnic minority Korean-American
KW - preventive intervention
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84872864138&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0143034311430406
DO - 10.1177/0143034311430406
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84872864138
SN - 0143-0343
VL - 34
SP - 67
EP - 81
JO - School Psychology International
JF - School Psychology International
IS - 1
ER -