ReviewFrontiers in psychology2021
Bystander Roles in Cyberbullying: A Mini-Review of Who, How Many, and Why.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Factors associated with bystander intervention in cyberbullying: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Characteristics and effectiveness of interventions to reduce cyberbullying: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Individual-Level Cyber-Risk Indicators and Patterns of Cyberbullying Involvement Among Korean Adolescents.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Understanding Bystander's Response and Intentions in Non-Consensual Sexting: Insights from the Theory of Normative Social Behavior.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Combating cyberbullying with transparency: unveiling the impact of IP location disclosure on cyberbullying in Chinese social media.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Collisions and Perceptions of Cyberbullying: Comparison of Intergenerational Experiences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Latent Regression Analysis Considering Student, Teacher, and Parent Variables and Their Relationship with Academic Performance in Primary School Students in Chile.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Psychometric Properties of the Moral Disengagement through Technologies Questionnaire (MDTech-Q) in a Sample of Chilean University Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Cyberbullying has progressively increased due to the massive use of the internet and social networks. Bystanders constitute the largest group, occupying a key role in the evolution of the cyberbullying situation and its consequences for the victim. Research shows different ways in which bystanders behave, suggesting different types of sub-roles associated with different study variables. The objective of this literature review is to identify and characterize the roles of bystanders in cyberbullying situations that involve adolescent students. To achieve this objective, a systematic search was carried out in the Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus databases for articles published between 2015 and 2020, resulting in 233 articles. Articles were then selected by relevant title and summary. Subsequently, the inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, resulting in a total of nine articles. The findings of this review allowed us to identify two to five types of bystanders, the largest type representing outsiders and the smallest type representing assistants of the aggressor. The identified types of bystanders are characterized for variables such as sex, age, previous experience, and empathy. The results are discussed considering the available theoretical and empirical evidence.
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