Exploring the interplay of parenting styles, basic empathy, domestic violence, and bystander behavior in adolescent school bullying: a moderated mediation analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study investigates how parental styles, basic empathy, and family violence influence adolescents' bystander behaviors in school bullying.

Methods

A survey was conducted with 1,067 students from three middle schools in southern China. Multifactor logistic regression and a moderated mediation model were employed to analyze the relationships between positive and negative parental styles, basic empathy, and bystander behaviors.

Results

The study found significant correlations and predictive relationships: Positive parental styles were strongly associated with increased basic empathy (r = 0.29, p < 0.01) and behaviors that protect victims (r = 0.29, p < 0.01). In contrast, negative parental styles correlated positively with beh

SUBMITTER: Zhong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11416980 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature