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dc.contributor.author | Adewoye, Segun Emmanuel | - |
dc.contributor.author | du Plessis, Annelize | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-31T07:22:16Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-31T07:22:16Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021-04 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Adewoye, S. E., & du Plessis, A. (2021). Factors that influence emotional disturbance among school bullying bystanders. International Journal of Emotional Education, 13(1), 35-50. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/76515 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study aimed to ascertain how the four domains of self-debasing cognitive distortion, namely personalisation, catastrophising, overgeneralisation and selective abstraction, could predict or inform emotional disturbance in the reactions of bystanders when witnessing bullying behaviour. We utilised purposive sampling to select 10 bystanders of school bullying for participation in the study and performed convenient sampling to select a research site. We conducted interviews that were recorded on a voice recorder and transcribed thereafter. Qualitative data was analysed through inductive thematic analysis. Our findings revealed that personalisation evoked bystanders’ self-blame and feelings of guilt, catastrophising amplified their anxiety and fear, overgeneralisation induced and exacerbated their negative perception of school safety, and selective abstraction led to indirect co-victimisation. Based on our findings, we recommend that school psychologists, counsellors and behavioural healthcare service providers should teach victims of bullying, especially bystanders, how to recognise, challenge and reappraise negative and unhelpful thoughts and feelings related to their experiences. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | University of Malta. Centre for Resilience & Socio-Emotional Health | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Bullying in schools -- Psychological aspects | en_GB |
dc.subject | Bystander effect | en_GB |
dc.subject | Helping behavior | en_GB |
dc.subject | Behavioral assessment of children | en_GB |
dc.title | Factors that influence emotional disturbance among school bullying bystanders | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.publication.title | International Journal of Emotional Education | en_GB |
Appears in Collections: | IJEE, Volume 13 Issue 1 IJEE, Volume 13 Issue 1 |
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