ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Effects of Framing Bullying Experiences on Social Behavior

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Social Psychology

  • Treva Kennedy-Pyers
    Suffolk University
  • Sarah Hopkins
    Suffolk University
  • Abigail Stark
    McLean Hospital
  • Gary Fireman
    Suffolk University

Abstract

This study demonstrated that framing bullying experiences in terms of resilience and negative effects affected estimations of the likelihood of social engagement. Females in the Resiliency Group were most likely to intervene as bystanders, while males in the Negative Effects Group were least likely to intervene.

Bullying