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March 8, 2026Discover PsychologyOpen Access

The power of values in adolescent bystander reactions to cyberbullying

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SCSharon Cayzer-HallerSYShir Ginosar YaariAKAriel Knafo-Noam

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Overview

Study explores how personal values influence emotional responses to cyberbullying in adolescents, suggesting implications for intervention.

Key Points

  • The research investigates how personal values affect adolescents' reactions to cyberbullying situations.
  • Analyzed responses from 308 Israeli adolescents aged 13–18 using the PVQ-25 questionnaire.
  • Examined adolescents' reactions to four hypothetical cyberbullying scenarios, including real-life screenshots.
  • Conducted moderation analyses to assess the impact of prior exposure to harmful online content on value-behavior associations.
  • Self-transcendence values correlated with supportive bystander behavior and emotions, while power values were linked to less supportive actions.
  • Conservation values were associated with supportive emotions, but not consistently with behavior.
  • Increased exposure to harmful content strengthened the relationship between prosocial values and supportive actions.

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Cayzer-Haller et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ada836bc08abd80d5bb555https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-026-00590-1
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