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Bystander Roles in Cyberbullying: A Mini-Review of Who, How Many, and Why
Cyberbullying has progressively increased due to the massive use of the internet and social networks. Bystanders constitute the largest group, occupying a key role in the evolution of the cyberbullying situation and its consequences for the victim. Research shows different ways in which bystanders b...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8194816/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34122273 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.676787 |
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author | Polanco-Levicán, Karina Salvo-Garrido, Sonia |
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description | Cyberbullying has progressively increased due to the massive use of the internet and social networks. Bystanders constitute the largest group, occupying a key role in the evolution of the cyberbullying situation and its consequences for the victim. Research shows different ways in which bystanders behave, suggesting different types of sub-roles associated with different study variables. The objective of this literature review is to identify and characterize the roles of bystanders in cyberbullying situations that involve adolescent students. To achieve this objective, a systematic search was carried out in the Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus databases for articles published between 2015 and 2020, resulting in 233 articles. Articles were then selected by relevant title and summary. Subsequently, the inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, resulting in a total of nine articles. The findings of this review allowed us to identify two to five types of bystanders, the largest type representing outsiders and the smallest type representing assistants of the aggressor. The identified types of bystanders are characterized for variables such as sex, age, previous experience, and empathy. The results are discussed considering the available theoretical and empirical evidence. |
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spelling | pubmed-81948162021-06-12 Bystander Roles in Cyberbullying: A Mini-Review of Who, How Many, and Why Polanco-Levicán, Karina Salvo-Garrido, Sonia Front Psychol Psychology Cyberbullying has progressively increased due to the massive use of the internet and social networks. Bystanders constitute the largest group, occupying a key role in the evolution of the cyberbullying situation and its consequences for the victim. Research shows different ways in which bystanders behave, suggesting different types of sub-roles associated with different study variables. The objective of this literature review is to identify and characterize the roles of bystanders in cyberbullying situations that involve adolescent students. To achieve this objective, a systematic search was carried out in the Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus databases for articles published between 2015 and 2020, resulting in 233 articles. Articles were then selected by relevant title and summary. Subsequently, the inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, resulting in a total of nine articles. The findings of this review allowed us to identify two to five types of bystanders, the largest type representing outsiders and the smallest type representing assistants of the aggressor. The identified types of bystanders are characterized for variables such as sex, age, previous experience, and empathy. The results are discussed considering the available theoretical and empirical evidence. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8194816/ /pubmed/34122273 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.676787 Text en Copyright © 2021 Polanco-Levicán and Salvo-Garrido. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Polanco-Levicán, Karina Salvo-Garrido, Sonia Bystander Roles in Cyberbullying: A Mini-Review of Who, How Many, and Why |
title | Bystander Roles in Cyberbullying: A Mini-Review of Who, How Many, and Why |
title_full | Bystander Roles in Cyberbullying: A Mini-Review of Who, How Many, and Why |
title_fullStr | Bystander Roles in Cyberbullying: A Mini-Review of Who, How Many, and Why |
title_full_unstemmed | Bystander Roles in Cyberbullying: A Mini-Review of Who, How Many, and Why |
title_short | Bystander Roles in Cyberbullying: A Mini-Review of Who, How Many, and Why |
title_sort | bystander roles in cyberbullying: a mini-review of who, how many, and why |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8194816/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34122273 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.676787 |
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