Student bystanders in Australian Schools

dc.contributor.author	Rigby, K.
dc.contributor.author	Johnson, B.R.
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.description.abstract	Bullying in schools typically occurs with student bystanders present. How and why bystanders react as they do was examined with primary (n = 5200) and secondary (n = 5200) students attending Australian state coeducational schools. They viewed a video depicting bullying incidents and recorded how they thought they would respond as bystan-ders. Responses were about equally divided between those who would help the victim directly and those that would ignore what was happening. A lesser proportion reported they would get a teacher; a small number were inclined to assist the bully. Explanations for these reactions were examined using both quantitative and qualitative descriptive meth-ods and suggestions are made about how teachers can promote better bystander beha-viour in schools. © NAPCE 2005.
dc.identifier.citation	Pastoral Care in Education, 2005; 23(2):10-16
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/j.0264-3944.2005.00326.x
dc.identifier.issn	0264-3944
dc.identifier.issn	1468-0122
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/27332
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Blackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.rights	Copyright status unknown
dc.source.uri	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0264-3944.2005.00326.x
dc.subject	Australia
dc.subject	bullying in schools
dc.subject	bystanders
dc.title	Student bystanders in Australian Schools
dc.type	Journal article
pubs.publication-status	Published
ror.mmsid	9915912078001831

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