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School Climate, Moral Disengagement and, Empathy as Predictors of Bullying in Adolescents

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Montero-Carretero, Carlos, Pastor, Diego, Santos-Rosa, Francisco Javier, Cervelló, Eduardo·2021·Frontiers in Psychology

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Our work aimed to study the relationships between different dimensions of school climate, moral disengagement, empathy, and bullying behaviors (perpetration and victimization). The study sample consisted of 629 students (304 boys and 325 girls) aged 12–14 years ( M = 12.55, SD = 0.67). Results showed how different dimensions of school climate predicted moral disengagement, empathy, and victimization, and these, in turn, predicted bullying perpetration. The results show the need to generate favorable educational environments to reduce the levels of moral disengagement and victimization and to increase empathy in students as a strategy to prevent negative consequences related to bullying.

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  • School environments with minimal supervision foster traditional bullying and allow unrestricted access to digital media and school devices, exacerbating cyberbullying risks.

    “These environments, which also foster traditional bullying due to minimal supervision, allow unrestricted access to digital media and school devices, exacerbating cyberbullying risks158–160.”

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    The Introduction’s ‘School Climate and Bullying’ section links positive school climate, clear rules, and teacher support with less bullying, broadly supporting the point about school conditions and traditional bullying. It does not say that minimal supervision permits unrestricted access to digital media or school devices, or that such access increases cyberbullying risk. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Montero-Carretero, C., Pastor, D., Santos-Rosa, F. J., & Cervelló, E.
Affiliations
Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx (ES)
Corresponding author
Pastor, Diego
Venue
Frontiers in Psychology
Published
2021-05-04
Volume
12
Pages
656775-656775
ISSN
1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3159817755
Cited by
54
References
76
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 2
FWCI
6.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Workplace Violence and Bullying
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution
Keywords
school climate, moral disengagement, empathy, bullying perpetration, bullying victimization, adolescents, bullying prevention, educational environment

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