Abbott, N;
Cameron, L;
Thompson, J;
(2019)
Evaluating the impact of a defender role-play intervention on adolescent's defender intentions and responses towards name-calling.
School Psychology International
10.1177/0143034319893410.
(In press).
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Abstract
Researchers and anti-bullying organisations have increasingly turned their attention to the role of bystanders in tackling bullying and peer victimisation (e.g. name-calling). The objective of this study was to develop and assess the impact of a role-play programme designed to strengthen adolescent’s defending behaviour to name-calling. This was measured in two contexts: defending intentions in an outgroup name-calling scenario and cyber-defender behaviour in a scripted online peer interaction. Participants (N = 121, Mage = 12.90 years) were randomly assigned to either a role-play condition or a control condition. Results showed that defender intentions in an outgroup name-calling scenario were higher in the role-play condition, compared to the control; in addition, cyber-defender behaviour was more likely and quicker in the role-play condition, compared to the control. Defender self-efficacy was found to be significantly higher in the role-play condition, and mediated the effect of the role-play programme on defender intentions. Findings also revealed that defender intentions were positively correlated with cyber-defender behaviour, highlighting a link between intentions and behaviour. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Evaluating the impact of a defender role-play intervention on adolescent's defender intentions and responses towards name-calling |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0143034319893410 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0143034319893410 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | name-calling, role-play, defender self-efficacy, defending, cyber-defending, intergroup |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10088427 |
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