ABSTRACT

Moral Disengagement (MD) has been found to be related to higher levels of different aggressive and bullying behaviours. Although some studies found that it plays an important role in cyberbullying too, results in this field are still puzzling and the association between MD and cyberbullying is still unclear. Therefore, this systematic review was aimed at examining evidence of the association between MD and cyberbullying. We analysed 41 studies, seeking to clarify how cyberbullying perpetrating, and active and passive bystanding behaviours are associated with MD mechanisms, and how the association among these processes may vary depending on the methods of measurement chosen. Taken together, the results confirm that positive associations among MD and both cyberbullying perpetrating and passive bystanding behaviours are significant, even after the roles of moderating variables are accounted for. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for future research and intervention.

摘要

已发现道德脱离接触（MD）与较高级别的不同侵略和欺凌行为有关。尽管一些研究发现它在网络欺凌中也起着重要作用，但该领域的结果仍然令人困惑，MD和网络欺凌之间的关联仍不清楚。因此，这项系统的审查旨在检查MD和网络欺凌之间的关联的证据。我们分析了41项研究，试图阐明网络欺凌行为以及主动和被动的独立行为如何与MD机制相关联，以及这些过程之间的关联如何根据所选的测量方法而变化。综上所述，这些结果证实，医学博士与网络欺凌行为和被动的旁观行为之间存在积极的联系，即使考虑了调节变量的作用。就结果对未来研究和干预的意义进行了讨论。