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Forgiveness, Gratitude, Happiness, and Prosocial Bystander Behavior in Bullying

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García-Vázquez, Fernanda Inéz, Valdés-Cuervo, Angel Alberto, Martínez-Ferrer, Belén, Parra-Pérez, Lizeth Guadalupe·2020·Frontiers in Psychology
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02827PMC PMC6960178
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The relationships among character strengths (forgiveness and gratitude), happiness, and pro-social bystander behavior in bullying were analyzed. The sample includes 500 (early adolescents) and 500 (middle adolescents) of both genders, between 12 and 18 years old (M age = 14.70, SD = 1.58). Two structural equation models were calculated. Results of the first model indicated that forgiveness, gratitude, and happiness had a direct positive relation with pro-social bystander behavior. Furthermore, human strengths were indirectly related to prosocial behavior in bullying for this effect in happiness. The second model showed that pro-social bystander behavior had a positive effect on human strengths and happiness. Multi-group analyses indicated that gender and stage of adolescence did not moderate the relations found in the model. Overall findings suggest a reciprocal relationship between character strengths, happiness, and pro-social bystander behavior.

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  • Forgiveness predicts prosocial behavior in adolescents, with higher levels of forgiveness resulting in more prosocial behaviors.

    “Existing studies in adolescents have confirmed that forgiveness predicts prosocial behavior, where higher levels of forgiveness result in more prosocial behaviors [37,38].”

    From Forgiveness as a Mediator between Psychological Suzhi and Prosocial Behavior in Chinese Adolescents (2022) · cites this paper as [37]

    The Results (Structural Model; page not given) report a positive relationship between forgiveness and prosocial bystander behavior in adolescents. The claim extends that finding to prosocial behavior generally and says higher forgiveness results in more of it. The Limitations section states that the cross-sectional design cannot establish causality. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • Forgiveness, as a positive psychological trait, may help to promote prosocial behaviors among adolescents.

    “Furthermore, many studies have shown that forgiveness, as a positive psychological trait, may help to promote prosocial behaviors among adolescents [31,37,38].”

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Authors
García-Vázquez, F. I., Valdés-Cuervo, A. A., Martínez-Ferrer, B., & Parra-Pérez, L. G.
Affiliations
  • Sonora Institute of Technology (MX)
  • Colorado State University (US)
Corresponding author
García-Vázquez, Fernanda Inéz
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Venue
Frontiers in Psychology
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Published
2020-01-08
Volume
10
Pages
2827-2827
ISSN
1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02827
PMC
PMC6960178
OpenAlex
W2999510597
Cited by
50
References
153
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 3
FWCI
7.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Frontiers in Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • Greater South Information System
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
Keywords
bullying, bystander behavior, prosocial behavior, forgiveness, gratitude, happiness, character strengths, human strengths, adolescents, early adolescence, middle adolescence, gender differences, bidirectional relationship

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