TY - CHAP A1 - Dudziak, Ines A1 - Niproschke, Saskia A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Oertel, Lars A1 - Schubarth, Wilfried A1 - Seidel, Andreas A1 - Ulbricht, Juliane A1 - Wachs, Sebastian ED - Bilz, Ludwig ED - Schubarth, Wilfried ED - Dudziak, Ines ED - Fischer, Saskia M. ED - Niproschke, Saskia ED - Ulbricht, Juliane T1 - Häufigkeiten, Formen und Erfolg von Lehrerinterventionen aus Lehrer- und Schülersicht T2 - Gewalt und Mobbing an Schulen. Wie sich Gewalt und Mobbing entwickelt haben, wie Lehrer intervenieren und welche Kompetenzen sie brauchen Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-7815-2095-0 SP - 103 EP - 127 PB - Klinkhardt CY - Bad Heilbrunn ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Wright, Michelle F. T1 - Do Emotional Components of Alexithymia Mediate the Interplay between Cyberbullying Victimization and Perpetration? T2 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health N2 - A substantial amount of research has revealed that cyberbully-victims have more emotional and behavioral problems than either cyberbullying victims or perpetrators. However, until now, little research has been conducted into the factors that contribute to the interplay between cyberbullying victimization and perpetration. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between cyberbullying victimization, perpetration, and two emotional components of alexithymia, namely difficulties in identifying and describing one’s own feelings. Self-report questions were administered to 1549 adolescents between 12 and 18 years old (M = 14.51; SD = 1.68; 42.1% (n = 652) male) from Germany and Thailand. Results showed that cyberbullying victimization and alexithymia are associated with cyberbullying perpetration. Moreover, alexithymia mediated the associations between cyberbullying victimization and adolescents’ cyberbullying perpetration. Consequently, we suggest that the ability to describe and identify one’s own feelings might be important for understanding the link between cyberbullying, victimization, and perpetration. The results may help develop prevention and intervention programs focused on reducing cyberbullying. KW - alexithymia KW - cyberbully-victims KW - cyberbullying KW - cybervictimization KW - mediation Y1 - 2017 UR - http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/12/1530 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121530 SN - 1660-4601 VL - 14 IS - 12 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Goldfriedrich, Martin A1 - John, Nancy A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Schubarth, Wilfried ED - Rathmann, Katharina ED - Hurrelmann, Klaus T1 - Mobbingerfahrungen von Schülerinnen und Schülern mit und ohne sonderpädagogischem Förderbedarf an inklusiven Schulen T2 - Leistung und Wohlbefinden in der Schule: Herausforderung Inklusion KW - Mobbing KW - Schule KW - Inklusion KW - Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-3-7799-3859-0 SP - 271 EP - 285 PB - Beltz Juventa CY - Weinheim ET - 1. Auflage ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Schubarth, Wilfried A1 - Wright, Michelle F. T1 - Students’ Willingness to Intervene in Bullying: Direct and Indirect Associations with Classroom Cohesion and Self-Efficacy T2 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health N2 - Although school climate and self-efficacy have received some attention in the literature, as correlates of students’ willingness to intervene in bullying, to date, very little is known about the potential mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between classroom climate and students’ willingness to intervene in bullying. To this end, the present study analyzes whether the relationship between classroom cohesion (as one facet of classroom climate) and students’ willingness to intervene in bullying situations is mediated by self-efficacy in social conflicts. This study is based on a representative stratified random sample of two thousand and seventy-one students (51.3% male), between the ages of twelve and seventeen, from twenty-four schools in Germany. Results showed that between 43% and 48% of students reported that they would not intervene in bullying. A mediation test using the structural equation modeling framework revealed that classroom cohesion and self-efficacy in social conflicts were directly associated with students’ willingness to intervene in bullying situations. Furthermore, classroom cohesion was indirectly associated with higher levels of students’ willingness to intervene in bullying situations, due to self-efficacy in social conflicts. We thus conclude that: (1) It is crucial to increase students’ willingness to intervene in bullying; (2) efforts to increase students’ willingness to intervene in bullying should promote students’ confidence in dealing with social conflicts and interpersonal relationships; and (3) self-efficacy plays an important role in understanding the relationship between classroom cohesion and students’ willingness to intervene in bullying. Recommendations are provided to help increase adolescents’ willingness to intervene in bullying and for future research. KW - bullying KW - intervention KW - willingness to intervene KW - verbal bullying KW - relational bullying KW - aggression KW - school KW - classroom climate KW - classroom cohesion KW - self-efficacy Y1 - 2018 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/11/2577/pdf U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112577 SN - 1660-4601 VL - 15 IS - 11 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Schubarth, Wilfried ED - Smith, Peter K. ED - Bauman, Sheri ED - Wong, Dennis T1 - Students’ Willingness to Intervene in Bullying: Direct and Indirect Associations with Classroom Cohesion and Self-Efficacy T2 - Interventions to Reduce Bullying and Cyberbullying N2 - Although school climate and self-efficacy have received some attention in the literature, as correlates of students’ willingness to intervene in bullying, to date, very little is known about the potential mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between classroom climate and students’ willingness to intervene in bullying. To this end, the present study analyzes whether the relationship between classroom cohesion (as one facet of classroom climate) and students’ willingness to intervene in bullying situations is mediated by self-efficacy in social conflicts. This study is based on a representative stratified random sample of two thousand and seventy-one students (51.3% male), between the ages of twelve and seventeen, from twenty-four schools in Germany. Results showed that between 43% and 48% of students reported that they would not intervene in bullying. A mediation test using the structural equation modeling framework revealed that classroom cohesion and self-efficacy in social conflicts were directly associated with students’ willingness to intervene in bullying situations. Furthermore, classroom cohesion was indirectly associated with higher levels of students’ willingness to intervene in bullying situations, due to self-efficacy in social conflicts. We thus conclude that: (1) It is crucial to increase students’ willingness to intervene in bullying; (2) efforts to increase students’ willingness to intervene in bullying should promote students’ confidence in dealing with social conflicts and interpersonal relationships; and (3) self-efficacy plays an important role in understanding the relationship between classroom cohesion and students’ willingness to intervene in bullying. Recommendations are provided to help increase adolescents’ willingness to intervene in bullying and for future research. KW - bullying KW - intervention KW - willingness to intervene KW - verbal bullying KW - relational bullying KW - aggression KW - school KW - classroom climate KW - classroom cohesion KW - self-efficacy Y1 - 2019 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03921-360-3 SN - 978-3-03921-359-7 U6 - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03921-360-3 SP - 194 EP - 204 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ET - 1. Auflage ER - TY - GEN A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Teachers’ empathy and likelihood of intervention in hypothetical relational and retrospectively reported bullying situations T2 - European Journal of Developmental Psychology N2 - Prior research suggests that teachers with higher levels of empathy are more willing to intervene in bullying among students. However, these findings are based on hypothetical bullying situations and teachers’ self-reports. In this study with 2,071 German students and their 556 teachers, we analysed reactions to hypothetical relational bullying situations as well as retrospectively reported bullying situations both from the teachers’ as well as the students’ perspectives. Results showed that teachers with higher levels of empathy reported stronger intentions to intervene in hypothetical relational bullying situations but were not more likely to intervene in retrospectively reported bullying situations. From the students’ perspective, teachers’ empathy was neither connected to the teachers’ intention to intervene nor to the likelihood of intervention in the retrospectively reported situations. These different results could be taken as an opportunity to investigate whether existing findings could be influenced by methodological aspects such as teachers’ self-reports. Implications for future research are discussed. KW - bullying KW - empathy KW - teacher KW - likelihood of intervention KW - school Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2020.1869538 SN - 1740-5610 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Wachs, Sebastian T1 - Teachers‘ empathy and the likelihood that they will intervene in bullying: Differences between students’ and teachers’ perspectives T2 - Bullying Research Symposium 2020 N2 - Teachers play a crucial role in bullying interventions. Recent research has suggested that empathy is particularly important for this. But two important limitations arise. Firstly, all of these findings are based on artificial bullying scenarios presented in vignettes. Secondly, the likelihood that teachers will intervene is assessed solely from the teacher’s perspective. Based on data from 2,071 German students and their 93 teachers, the connection between teachers’ self-reported empathy and the likelihood that they will intervene in bullying was assessed using a bullying vignette as well as a retrospectively reported bullying situation that had been experienced by the teachers or the students in question. The associations were analysed in multilevel regression models from the teachers’ and the students’ perspective. Results showed that teachers who are more empathic are more likely to report that they would intervene in a hypothetical relational bullying situation. However, this finding could not be replicated when using real, remembered bullying situations. In addition, when based on students’ perspectives, no significant associations between teachers’ empathy and their actual or intended intervention behaviour were found. In this presentation we will discuss implications for the validity of existing research and for future research. Y1 - 2020 UR - https://bullyingresearchsymposium.univie.ac.at/program/ ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Wachs, Sebastian T1 - Lehrpersoneninterventionen bei Hatespeech: Dimensionalität, Messinvarianz und Kriteriumsvalidität einer neuen Skala T2 - Bildung im digitalen Wandel. 9. GEBF Tagung Bamberg Y1 - 2022 UR - https://gebf2022.de/GEBF2022_Tagungsband_01-03-22.pdf SP - 78 PB - Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg CY - Bamberg ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Wettstein, Alexander T1 - Teachers’ intervention strategies for handling hate-speech incidents in schools T2 - Social Psychology of Education N2 - Despite ongoing global efforts to combat discrimination, hate speech is a growing problem in many countries. Hate speech is also widespread among young people and thus also affects schools. Because of the negative consequences of hate speech for the targeted individuals and for society in general, schools and teachers are generally encouraged to moderate hate speech. This binational study examines intervention strategies for hate speech in schools using the newly developed Hate-Speech Interventions Scale for Teachers. Data from German and Swiss teachers (N = 486) were analyzed. Self-reported strategies were best described using a three-factor structure. Teachers primarily direct their interventions at those directly involved in hate speech and frequently employ teaching-oriented strategies. In comparison, external partners and colleagues are relatively rarely involved. Measurement invariance testing supported the scales’ construct validity. A link was found between the use of these strategies, teachers’ task-specific self-efficacy, gender, and professional experience. These results indicate that schools should play an important role in moderating hate speech and that increasing teachers’ confidence in their own ability to address this phenomenon could be an important element of teacher training. KW - Hate speech KW - Intervention KW - Teacher KW - School KW - Self-efficacy KW - Professional experience Y1 - 2024 UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11218-024-09929-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-024-09929-9 SN - 1381-2890 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schittenhelm, Catherine A1 - Kops, Maxime A1 - Moosburner, Maeve A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Wachs, Sebastian T1 - Cybergrooming victimization among young people: a systematic review of prevalence rates, risk factors, and outcomes T2 - Adolescent Research Review N2 - Adolescence is marked by a unique blend of factors, including adolescents’ exploration of their emerging sexuality and growing engagement with digital media. As adolescents increasingly navigate online spaces, cybergrooming victimization has emerged as a significant concern for the development and protection of young people. Yet, there is a lack of systematic analyses of the current state of research. To this end, the present systematic review aimed to integrate existing quantitative research on prevalence rates, risk factors, and outcomes of cybergrooming victimization, informed by an adaptation of the General Aggression Model. Studies providing self-reported data on cybergrooming victimization of people between the ages of 5 and 21 were included. A total of 34 studies met all inclusion criteria, with most focusing on adolescence. Reported prevalence rates were characterized by strong heterogeneity, which could largely be attributed to the underlying methodology. Overall, the included studies showed that at least one in ten young people experiences cybergrooming victimization. Findings further indicated that various factors, for example, being a girl, being older, engaging in risky behavior, displaying problematic Internet use, reporting lower mental well-being, and experiencing other types of victimization, are positively associated with cybergrooming victimization. However, most studies’ cross-sectional designs did not allow for an evidence-based classification into risk factors, outcomes, and co-occurrences, so findings were embedded in the proposed model based on theoretical considerations. In addition, there is a noted lack of studies that include diverse samples, particularly younger children, LGBTQIA+ youth, and young people with special educational needs. These findings emphasize that cybergrooming victimization is a prevalent phenomenon among young people that requires prevention and victim support addressing multiple domains. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-024-00248-w SN - 2363-8346 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Associations between teachers’ beliefs and their perception of hate speech in school: a study in Germany and Switzerland T2 - Frontiers in Education N2 - Hate speech is a global issue that is also prevalent among adolescents and requires an educational response. Teachers handle hate speech as part of their professional role. To date, we know little about their beliefs in relation to the early stages of their interventional actions, specifically to their perception of hate speech in school. Thus, this study examined associations between teachers’ social dominance orientation, their pluralist attitude, and their hate speech perception in school. A sample of 471 secondary school teachers from 38 schools (Germany: n = 251; Switzerland: n = 220) participated in a self-report survey from December 2020 to April 2021 (MAge = 42.8 years; 57.7% females; 21.0% with migration status). Data from a total of 3,560 students from grades 7–9 (Germany: n = 1,841; Switzerland: n = 1,719) were matched with teachers’ data to control for students’ hate speech perception in school. Fixed effects multilevel regressions were run, including covariates (teachers’ age, gender, migration status, students’ hate speech perception), teachers’ social dominance orientation, pluralist attitude, and their hate speech perception in school. Teachers perceived a higher frequency of offline hate speech than online hate speech. Contrary to the hypotheses, social dominance orientation was positively associated with offline and online hate speech perception. As predicted, teachers’ pluralist attitude was positively linked to their off- and online hate speech perception. Further research must now clarify how the investigated beliefs and attitudes and teachers’ hate speech perception in school relate to other aspects of their professional competence. KW - hate speech perception, teachers, school, beliefs, social dominance orientation, pluralist attitude Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1432013 SN - 2504-284X VL - 9 PB - Frontiers Media SA ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Wettstein, Alexander T1 - Teachers' intervention strategies for handling hate-speech incidents in schools T2 - https://gestioneventos.us.es/wcvs2023/programa-detallado Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.23545.85608 PB - Universidad de Sevilla CY - Seville ER -