Summit
2024 APS Global Psychological Science Summit · 2024
Predictors of Intention to Seek Help and Report Bullying Among College Students
- Bixi Qiao
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse - Meagan Patterson
University of Kansas - Li Chen-Bouck
Baker University - Yurou Wang
The University of Alabama, USA
Abstract
This study investigated predictors of intention to seek help from university authority figures and to file an official report after experiencing bullying among college students. Three identified significant predictors were attitudes (specifically perceived empowerment regarding seeking help, reliance on others), and perceived behavioral control over seeking help and official reporting.
Bullying