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Should I Stand By Or Stand Up? Differences In Bullying Bystander Decision Making, Lyndsay Masters
Should I Stand By Or Stand Up? Differences In Bullying Bystander Decision Making, Lyndsay Masters
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Over 80% of students have been a bystander to bullying at school. Bystanders who witness bullying may choose to “stand up” against the bully and support the victim personally, encourage intervention from peers or adults, join in with the bullying or “stand by” passively without involvement. These decisions may be influenced by a variety of personal, social and environmental factors. This study proposes that bullying bystanders differ across specific factors according to their decision to intervene or not intervene. Archived data from a culturally-representative sample of 482 middle-school students were used and analyzed from a person-oriented approach. Data represented the …