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Unjust behavior in the digital space: the relation between cyber-bullying and justice beliefs and experiences

Matthias Donat et al. (2019)

Published
Oct 15, 2019
Journal
Social Psychology of Education · Vol. 23 · No. 1
DOI
10.1007/s11218-019-09530-5

At a GlanceAI

Links cyberbullying involvement to belief in a just world and personal justice experiences in educational settings.

SummaryAI

The paper examines how cyberbullying in digital contexts relates to justice-related beliefs, especially belief in a just world, and to individuals’ justice experiences. By connecting online aggressive behavior to justice psychology, it extends just-world research into a domain where harm and accountability can be diffuse. The work suggests that understanding students’ justice beliefs and experiences may be relevant for explaining or addressing cyberbullying in educational contexts.

Method SnapshotAI

An empirical study relating measures of cyberbullying to self-reported just-world beliefs and justice experiences.

BackgroundAI

Basic background in social/personality psychology, cyberbullying research, and belief in a just world frameworks.

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