Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Utrecht University.
J Res Adolesc. 2020 Jan;30 Suppl 1:87-99. doi: 10.1111/jora.12450. Epub 2018 Aug 29.
During adolescence, youth become more likely to avoid involvement in witnessed bullying and less likely to support victims. It is unknown whether-and how-these bystander behaviors (i.e., outsider behavior and indirect defending) are associated with adolescents' peer-group status (i.e., popularity and social acceptance) over time. Cross-lagged path modeling was used to examine these longitudinal associations in a sample of 313 Dutch adolescents (M = 10.3 years). The results showed that status longitudinally predicted behavior, rather than that behavior predicted status. Specifically, unpopularity predicted outsider behavior and social acceptance predicted indirect defending. These findings suggest that a positive peer-group status can trigger adolescents' provictim stance. However, adolescents may also strategically avoid involvement in witnessed bullying to keep a low social profile.
在青少年时期，青少年更有可能避免卷入目击到的欺凌事件，也不太可能支持受害者。目前尚不清楚这些旁观者行为（即局外人行为和间接保护）是否以及如何随着时间的推移与青少年的同伴群体地位（即受欢迎程度和社会接纳度）相关。交叉滞后路径模型用于在 313 名荷兰青少年（M=10.3 岁）样本中检验这些纵向关联。结果表明，地位会随着时间的推移预测行为，而不是行为预测地位。具体来说，不受欢迎程度预测局外人行为，而社会接纳度预测间接保护。这些发现表明，积极的同伴群体地位可以引发青少年的支持受害者立场。然而，青少年也可能出于策略考虑而避免卷入目击到的欺凌事件，以保持低调的社会形象。
