TY - GEN A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Espelage, Dorothy L. A1 - Wright, Michelle F. A1 - Gámez-Guadix, Manuel T1 - Individual and Contextual Correlates of Latent Bystander Profiles toward Racist Hate Speech: A Multilevel Person-centered Approach T2 - Journal of Youth and Adolescence N2 - Prior research into bystander responses to hate speech has utilized variable-centered analyses — such approaches risk simplifying the complex nature of bystander behaviors. Hence, the present study used a person-centered analysis to investigate latent hate speech bystander profiles. In addition, individual and classroom-level correlates associated with the various profiles were studied. The sample included 3225 students in grades 7–9 (51.7% self-identified as female; 37.2% with immigrant background) from 215 classrooms in Germany and Switzerland. The latent profile analysis revealed that four distinct profiles could be distinguished: Passive Bystanders (34.2%), Defenders (47.3%), Revengers (9.8%), and Contributors (8.6%). Multilevel logistic regression models showed common and distinct correlates. For example, students who believed that certain social groups are superior were more likely to be Revengers and Contributors than Passive Bystanders, students who felt more connected with teachers were more likely to be Defenders, and students who were more open to diversity were less likely to be Contributors than Passive Bystanders. Students were less likely Defenders and more likely Revengers and Contributors than Passive Bystanders in classrooms with high rates of hate speech perpetration. Further, in classrooms with high hate speech intervention, students were more likely to be Defenders and less likely to be Contributors than Passive Bystanders. In classrooms with stronger cohesion, students were more likely to be Defenders and less likely to be Contributors than Passive Bystanders. In conclusion, the findings add to our understanding of bystander profiles concerning racist hate speech and the relevance of individual and classroom-level factors in explaining various profiles of bystander behavior. KW - Hate speech KW - Bystanders KW - School climate KW - Social skills KW - Latent profile analysis KW - Multilevel modeling Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-024-01968-x SN - 0047-2891 VL - 53 IS - 6 SP - 1271 EP - 1286 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC 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 - Castellanos, Melisa A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Ballaschk, Cindy A1 - Krause, Norman A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Hate speech in adolescents. A binational study on prevalence and demographic differences T2 - Frontiers in Education N2 - Hate speech, or intentional derogatory expressions about people based on assigned group characteristics, has been studied primarily in online contexts. Less is known about the occurrence of this phenomenon in schools. As it has negative consequences for victims, perpetrators, and those who witness it, it is crucial to characterize the occurrence of offline (i.e., in the school) and online hate speech to describe similarities and differences between these two socialization contexts. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hate speech witnessing, victimization, and perpetration, in a sample of 3,620 7th to 9th graders (51% self-identified as female) from 42 schools in Germany and Switzerland. We found that 67% of the students witnessed hate speech in their school, and 65% witnessed online hate speech at least once in the past twelve months. Approximately 21% of the students self-identified as offline perpetrators and 33% as offline victims, whereas these percentages were lower for online hate speech (13% and 20%, respectively). In both settings, skin color and origin were the most common group references for hate speech (50% offline and 63% online). Offline hate speech mainly came from classmates (88%), unknown sources (e.g., graffiti; 19%), or teachers (12%), whereas online hate speech mostly came from unknown persons (77%). The most frequent forms of offline hate speech were offensive jokes (94%) and the spread of lies and rumors about the members of a specific social group (84%). Significant differences by country, gender, and migration background were observed. Girls reported more offline victimization experiences, less perpetration, and a greater frequency of witnessing hate speech. This difference was larger in magnitude in the online setting. Students in Switzerland reported being exposed to hate speech more often than students in Germany. Students with a migration background reported higher hate speech victimization based on skin color and origin than students without a migration background. The high prevalence of hate speech highlights the need for school-based prevention programs. Our findings are discussed in terms of the practical implications. KW - Hate speech KW - adolescents KW - discrimination KW - victimization KW - Europe KW - immigrants KW - gender differences KW - racism KW - cyberhate speech Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1076249 SN - 2504-284X VL - 8 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Castellanos, Melisa A1 - Schwab, Céline A1 - Subramaniam, Abimanju A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Associations between Social Competence, Perceived Parents’ Prosocial Educational Goals and Adolescents’ Hate Speech Perpetration in School T2 - Victims & Offenders N2 - Hate speech is a global challenge, requiring research on adolescents’ hate speech perpetration in schools. We examined whether perceived parents’ prosocial educational goals moderate the association between social competencies (social perspective-taking, openness to diversity) and hate speech perpetration in schools. In total, 1,719 adolescents (aged 11–18 years) from 22 Swiss schools completed selfreport questionnaires (December 2020 to April 2021). Social perspective-taking and hate speech perpetration correlated negatively, alongside openness to diversity and hate speech perpetration. Perceived parents’ prosocial educational goals strengthened the negative association between openness to diversity and hate speech perpetration in schools but did not moderate the association with social perspective-taking. KW - Hate speech KW - prosocial educational goals KW - social perspective-taking KW - school KW - openness to diversity KW - adolescents Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2023.2189191 SN - 1556-4991 VL - 19 IS - 3 SP - 419 EP - 446 ER -