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The moderating role of moral disengagement on the relation between bullying and school well-being in adolescents #MMPMID41390825
Eilts J; Wilke J
BMC Psychol 2025[Dec]; ? (?): ? PMID41390825show ga
BACKGROUND: In recent years, research on bullying has focused on the association between moral disengagement and bullying behaviors. Additionally, the adverse effects that bullying has on school-level variables have been investigated. However, studies investigating the interplay between these variables are lacking. METHOD: Therefore, the present study focuses on the moderating effect of moral disengagement on the association between bullying roles (bully, victim, assistant, outsider, and defender) and school well-being. 216 (53.7% female; M = 12.84 years, SD = 1.39 years) secondary school students from Bremen and Lower Saxony, Germany, participated in the study from January 2022 until July 2022. RESULTS: The results highlight the moderating role of moral disengagement in the association between victimization experience and school well-being. According to these findings, the more victimization someone experiences, the worse they feel in school. However, the detachment from moral norms weakens this bond. CONCLUSION: The discussion explores the notions of cognitive scripts, reduced moral beliefs, and their potential influence on individuals repeatedly victimized by bullying. The focus is on how these individuals may cope by distancing themselves from moral norms.
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