Relationships Between Self-Control and Forgiveness with Defensive Interventions by Bystanders in Cyberbullying
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cyberbullying, cyberbystanders, forgiveness, human strengths, self-controlAbstract
Some studies have indicated that self-control and forgiveness contribute to the reduction of cyberbullying (Oliveira et al., 2024; Peker & Yildiz, 2021; Wang & Ge, 2021); however, few studies have investigated the relationships between the variables of self-control and forgiveness with the defensive interventions of bystanders in cyberbullying. This study aims to examine the correlation between the human strengths of forgiveness and self-control and the defensive interventions in bystanders in cyberbullying. The sample was selected in a non-probabilistic way with intentional sampling, with 147 university students aged 17 to 35 years (M age = 22.50, SD = 3.78). Two scales of the multidimensional temperance scale in adolescents were used to measure forgiveness and self-control (García-Vázquez et al., 2021). Bystanders’ defensive interventions were measured using the aggressive and constructive intervention subscales from the Bystander Intervention Style Scale (Alcantar-Nieblas et al., 2022). Bystander defensive interventions were measured using the Aggressive and Constructive Intervention subscales of the Bystander Intervention Styles Instrument scale (Alcantar-Nieblas et al., 2022). This scale presents two dimensions: (a) Constructive Intervention and (b) Aggressive Intervention. A correlation test (p < .05) revealed that self-control and forgiveness were positively and significantly associated with constructive interventions. However, no relationship was found between these strengths and aggressive interventions.
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