An empirical study about a bystander's behaviour and psychological state in bullying

Yuriko Isada ()
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Yuriko Isada: Kwansei Gakuin University

No 5808305, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: The objective of this research is to clarify empirically about the relationship of a bystander's behaviour of bullying and psychological state of bystanders. To decrease bystander of bullying is effective to resolve bullying. However, the number of bystanders indicate a tendency to increase in Japan. The percentage of bullies who were reported by their classmates was 10% until 2010. It decreased to around 3% recently. In this research, the hypothesis that low consciousness of others raise the number of bystanders was formed. As a methodology, the questionnaire to 300 ordinary citizens was carried out. As a result of the survey, especially multidimensional sympathies, consciousness of others, and Japanese version of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire correlated to a bystander's behaviour of bullying. In conclusion, the effort towards to raise consciousness of others is useful to decrease a number of bystanders.

Keywords: Bullying; bystander's behaviour; psychological state; questionnaire (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H00 I29 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 page
Date: 2017-10
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 33rd International Academic Conference, Vienna, Oct 2017, pages 149-149

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