Affective Empathy and Moral Disengagement Related to Late Adolescent Bullying Perpetration

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 547-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Zych ◽  
Vicente J. Llorent
Keyword(s):  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Affective Empathy ◽  
Late Adolescent ◽  
Bullying Perpetration ◽  
Adolescent Bullying

scholarly journals Temperament, Bullying, and Dating Aggression: Longitudinal Associations for Adolescents in a Romantic Relationship

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 147470491984745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann H. Farrell ◽  
Tracy Vaillancourt
Keyword(s):  
Inhibitory Control ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Late Adolescent ◽  
Dating Aggression ◽  
Bullying Perpetration ◽  
Adolescent Dating ◽  
Temperament Traits ◽  
Adolescent Bullying ◽  
Temperament Trait

Adolescent bullying perpetration has previously been associated with dating benefits and costs in the short- and long-term, yet it is unclear how early temperament traits facilitate these associations. Therefore, the developmental pathways from temperament in early adolescence to bullying perpetration in middle adolescence and to dating outcomes in late adolescence were examined. Participants included 463 individuals who completed self-report measures on temperament traits at age 12, bullying perpetration at age 14, dating outcomes at age 19, and were in a romantic relationship at age 19. Findings from a path analysis revealed that an early adolescent temperament trait reflecting difficulty with self-regulation (i.e., lower inhibitory control) was associated with middle adolescent bullying perpetration and bullying perpetration was associated with late adolescent dating benefits (i.e., more dating partners) and costs (i.e., higher dating aggression perpetration). Lower inhibitory control also had significant indirect associations to the late adolescent dating outcomes through middle adolescent bullying perpetration. Findings suggest that although a temperament trait can facilitate adaptive dating outcomes through bullying, it can also come at a cost for romantic relationships. Results highlight the importance of early tailoring of bullying interventions to the self-regulatory difficulties of youth to prevent adverse long-term outcomes and to also recognize the challenges of developing interventions for behavior that can result in benefits.

scholarly journals Bullying Perpetration, Moral Disengagement and Need for Popularity: Examining Reciprocal Associations in Adolescence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva M. Romera ◽  
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz ◽  
Kevin Runions ◽  
Antonio Camacho
Keyword(s):  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Motivational Factors ◽  
Bullying Perpetration ◽  
Random Intercept ◽  
Bidirectional Association ◽  
Bullying Behavior ◽  
Longitudinal Associations ◽  
Reciprocal Associations

AbstractPrecursors and consequences of bullying have been widely explored, but much remains unclear about the association of moral and motivational factors. This study examined longitudinal associations between need for popularity, moral disengagement, and bullying perpetration. A total of 3017 participants, aged 11 to 16 years in wave 1 (49% girls; Mage = 13.15, SD = 1.09), were surveyed across four waves with six-month intervals. At the between-person level, cross-lagged modeling revealed a positive bidirectional association between moral disengagement and need for popularity; bullying perpetration was predicted by both need for popularity and moral disengagement. From the within-person level, random intercept cross-lagged analyses revealed that need for popularity predicted both moral disengagement and bullying perpetration. The results highlight the interplay between motivational and moral mechanisms that underlies bullying behavior.

Why do Victims become Perpetrators of Peer Bullying? Moral Disengagement in the Cycle of Violence

2020 ◽  
pp. 0044118X2097370
Author(s):  
Daniel Falla ◽  
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz ◽  
Kevin Runions ◽  
Eva M. Romera
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Cognitive Restructuring ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Cycle Of Violence ◽  
Bullying Perpetration ◽  
Peer Bullying ◽  
Moderating Role

Previous studies have shown that there is overlap between victimization and the perpetration of bullying, and social and motivational variables are known to mediate this relationship. However, the effects of different moral disengagement strategies have not been studied, despite the fact that they exert a major influence on aggressive behavior. This hypothesis and the moderating role of gender were tested through a longitudinal study ( N = 2,066) administered in three waves at 6-month intervals. The results indicated that cognitive restructuring influenced the association between victimization and subsequent bullying. In high victimization scores, boys had higher scores in bullying perpetration compared to girls. The conclusion underlines the importance of the role of morals and ethics in peer relations and in the cycle of violence.

scholarly journals Childhood and Adolescent Bullying Perpetration and Later Substance Use: A Meta-analysis

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 147 (3) ◽  
pp. e2020034751
Author(s):  
Charlotte Vrijen ◽  
Maria Wiertsema ◽  
Mégane Alice Ackermans ◽  
Rozemarijn van der Ploeg ◽  
Tina Kretschmer
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Bullying Perpetration ◽  
Adolescent Bullying

scholarly journals An Examination of Differences in Moral Disengagement and Empathy Among Bullying Participant Groups

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron D. Haddock ◽  
Shane R. Jimerson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cognitive Empathy ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Affective Empathy ◽  
Targeted Intervention ◽  
Unit Increase ◽  
8Th Grade

This study examines how different roles in school bullying (e.g., bullies, victims, defenders) vary in cognitive and affective empathy and moral disengagement. Findings from this study revealed that levels of empathy and moral disengagement differed significantly among bullying groups for 702 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in the United States. An analysis of variance showed differential patterns between bullying groups and outcome variables (i.e., cognitive and affective empathy and moral disengagement). In addition, the correlation between moral disengagement and empathy was statistically significant and negative. Affective empathy and cognitive empathy both significantly predicted moral disengagement; with every one unit increase in moral disengagement, affective empathy decreased by .38 and cognitive empathy decreased by .39. Students who scored higher in moral disengagement tended to score lower in empathy. The current findings confirm and extend the literature on the relation between moral disengagement, empathy, prosociality, and victimising behaviour. This information can inform school-wide and targeted intervention efforts.

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

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Montero-Carretero ◽  
Diego Pastor ◽  
Francisco Javier Santos-Rosa ◽  
Eduardo Cervelló
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Bullying Perpetration ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Bullying Behaviors

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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