TY - GEN A1 - Wolgast, Anett A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Teachers’ Empathy for Bullying Victims, Understanding of Violence, and Likelihood of Intervention T2 - Journal of School Violence N2 - Relational bullying is still underappreciated by teachers. Based on the theoretical model of teachers’ intervention competence in bullying, the aim of the current research was to gain insights into the concurrent relationships between teachers’ empathy, understanding of violence, and likelihood of intervention. In this study, n = 556 teachers (79.4% female, Mage = 50.6) indicated on a questionnaire their empathy, understanding of relational violence, and likelihood of intervention in a relational bullying situation. The relationships were simultaneously estimated in a structural equation model. The results suggest significantly positive concurrent relations between these variables. We conclude that the effectiveness of teacher trainings could be increased through such elements as cognitive empathy training, raising awareness of violence, and teaching appropriate interventions in relational bullying situations. KW - bullying KW - empathy KW - likelihood of intervention KW - students KW - teachers’ understanding of violence Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2022.2114488 SN - 1538-8220 SN - 1538-8239 VL - 21 IS - 4 SP - 491 EP - 503 ER -