Centro de Documentação da PJ
Analítico de Periódico
CD 372
Bystander apathy in cyberbullying [Recurso eletrónico] : when moral engagement disconnects / Nádia Pereira ..[et al.]
Análise Social, Lisboa, Vol. 60, n.º 254 (2025), [25] p.
This work received national funding from FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (project Te@ch4SocialGood: promoting prosociality in schools to prevent cyberbullying; PTDC/PSI-GER/1918/2020) and was supported by the Research Center for Psychological Science of the Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon (CICPSI; UIDB/04527/2020; UIDP/04527/2020). Ficheiro de 971 KB em formato PDF.
ASSÉDIO MORAL, DIFAMAÇÃO, CRIME VIA INTERNET, JOVEM, MORAL, CIÊNCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
This study explored how adolescents’ moral beliefs and moral disengagement explain bystander apathy in cyberbullying. Semi-structured interviews with adolescents aged 13 to 20 (N=100, m age=15.74, SD=1.52, 52% boys) were conducted. Results from a thematic analysis indicated four main themes. Theme 1 suggested that although perceived as morally wrong, the severity of cyberbullying was devalued. Theme 2 highlighted a moral conflict between intervening and ignoring. Themes 3 and 4 focused on moral disengagement to justify cyberbullying and bystander apathy. Findings highlight the role of moral beliefs and moral disengagement regarding bystander behavior in cyberbullying.
