Testing the Reciprocal Longitudinal Association between Pro-Aggressive Bystander Behavior and Diffusion of Responsibility in Swedish Upper Elementary School Students

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  • Author(s): Robert Thornberg (ORCID Robert Thornberg (ORCID 0000-0001-9233-3862); Björn Sjögren (ORCID Björn Sjögren (ORCID 0000-0001-9466-9829); Gianluca Gini (ORCID Gianluca Gini (ORCID 0000-0002-8251-7550); Tiziana Pozzoli (ORCID Tiziana Pozzoli (ORCID 0000-0001-7474-553X)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal. 2024 27(1):215-235.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://link.springer.com/
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      21
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Education
      Grade 4
      Intermediate Grades
      Grade 5
      Middle Schools
      Grade 6
    • Subject Terms:
      Aggression; Responsibility; Audiences; Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Student Behavior
    • Subject Terms:
      Sweden
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s11218-023-09839-2
    • ISSN:
      1381-2890
      1573-1928
    • Abstract:
      The overall objective of this study was to investigate the longitudinal association between diffusion of responsibility and pro-aggressive bystander behavior across three time points in upper elementary education. This three-wave longitudinal study included 1905 Swedish students who completed a questionnaire in at least one of the three waves: the fourth (M[subscript age] = 10.56), fifth (M[subscript age] = 11.55), and/or sixth grades (M[subscript age] = 12.58). Both traditional and random intercept cross-lagged panel models revealed a reciprocal relationship between pro-aggressive bystanding and diffusion of responsibility from the fourth to fifth grades, whereas the only significant cross-lagged path from the fifth to sixth grades was from pro-aggression to diffusion of responsibility in the traditional cross-lagged panel model. Thus, this study provides evidence for bidirectional longitudinal associations between diffusion of responsibility and pro-aggressive bystander behavior but did not support a full cross-lagged bidirectional model.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1408449