ERIC Number: EJ1297168
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 18
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The Role of Immigration Background, Intergroup Processes, and Social-Cognitive Skills in Bystanders' Responses to Bias-Based Bullying toward Immigrants during Adolescence
Child Development, v92 n3 e296-e316 May-Jun 2021
This study examined how intergroup processes and social-cognitive factors shape bystander responses to bias-based and general bullying. Participants included sixth and ninth graders (N = 179, M = 13.23) who evaluated how likely they would be to intervene if they observed bullying of immigrant-origin and nonimmigrant-origin peers. Adolescents' grade, intergroup attitudes, and social-cognitive abilities were evaluated as predictors of bystander responses. Nonimmigrant-origin adolescents reported that they expect they would be less likely to intervene when the victim is an immigrant-origin peer. Furthermore, participants with more intergroup contact and higher theory of mind were more likely to expect they would intervene in response to bias-based bullying. Findings have important implications for understanding factors that inform antibullying interventions that aim to tackle bias-based bullying against immigrants.
Descriptors: Immigrants, Adolescents, Grade 6, Grade 9, Expectation, Intervention, Bullying, Social Bias, Victims, Intergroup Relations, Interpersonal Competence, Theory of Mind, Predictor Variables, Responses
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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