From normative influence to social pressure: How relevant others affect whether bystanders join in cyberbullying
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Abstract As cyberbullying is a phenomenon that is inherently social, the normative social influence of significant others can play an important role in the behaviour of adolescents involved in cyberbullying incidents. Using data from 525 adolescent bystanders of cyberbullying, we created a path model in order to investigate whether injunctive and descriptive norms of certain reference groups can cause bystanders to experience social pressure and join in cyberbullying. The results showed that social pressure fully mediated the relationship between the injunctive norm of friends approving of cyberbullying and joining in cyberbullying as a bystander. Furthermore, both the injunctive norm of parents approving of cyberbullying and bystanders’ involvement in cyberbullying perpetration were related to joining in cyberbullying as a bystander.
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Witnessing cyberbullying episodes enhanced the likelihood of engaging in cyberbullying behaviors.
“Specifically, witnessing cyberbullying episodes enhanced the likelihood of engaging in cyberbullying behaviors, thus confirming the significant role played by the bystander perspective in shaping cyberbullying behaviors (Barlińska, Szuster, & Winiewski, 2013;Bastiaensens et al., 2016;Kowalski, 2008).”
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- Authors
- Bastiaensens, S., Pabian, S., Vandebosch, H., Poels, K., Van Cleemput, K., DeSmet, A., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I.
- Affiliations
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- University of Antwerp
- Ghent University (BE)
- Ghent University
- Corresponding author
- Bastiaensens, Sara
- Venue
- Social Development
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015-06
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 193-211
- ISSN
- 0961-205X (ISSN-L)
- 1467-9507
- OpenAlex
- W1484409664
- Cited by
- 140
- References
- 78
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 15.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Social Development (publishedVersion)
- Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
- Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- BOF-NOI internal grant of the University of Antwerp (Belgium)
- Friendly ATTAC (Adaptive Technological Tools Against Cyberbullying) SBO-project
- IWT Flanders (Belgium)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Keywords
- cyberbullying, normative influence, injunctive norms, descriptive norms, social pressure, adolescents, peer approval, parental approval, cyberbullying perpetration
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