Teachers' antibullying attitudes are positively associated with intervention likelihood in hypothetical bullying scenarios (r = 0.48)¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r3 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 Across k = 20 studies using hypothetical measures, higher antibullying attitudes were associated with a greater likelihood teachers would respond to bullying scenarios (r = 0.48). → Dawes 2024

Evidence¶

Dawes 2024¶

Dawes, M., Malamut, S. T., Guess, H., & Lohrbach, E. (2024). Teachers' Attitudes Toward Bullying and Intervention Responses: A Systematic and Meta-analytic Review. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09951-5

q3 · i3 · quant-synthesis · r3

Three-level random-effects meta-analysis of hypothetical (intervention likelihood) effect sizes from 20 studies; substantial heterogeneity (Q = 544.96, p < 0.001, I2 total = 88.14%). The pooled association was "r = 0.48, p < 0.001". Sensitivity analyses excluding calculated effect sizes left the pattern unchanged (r = 0.49).

"The overall association between teachers' antibullying attitude and their intervention likelihood was r = 0.48, p < 0.001. Thus, higher antibullying attitudes were associated with a greater likelihood that teachers would respond in hypothetical"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The association between antibullying attitudes and intervention likelihood does not differ by form of bullying — related
• Antibullying attitudes are positively related to disciplining bullies, victim support, parental involvement, and involving peer bystanders — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• In studies excluded from meta-analysis, antibullying attitudes relate negatively to ignoring the situation and positively to working with the bully — related
• When all retrospective response types are combined, antibullying attitudes show no significant association with teachers' reported intervention use (r = 0.05) — related
• Antibullying attitudes are unrelated to advocating assertion, enlisting other adults, and separating students — related
• Antibullying attitudes are negatively related to advocating avoidance and encouraging independent coping — related
• Teachers' perceived severity of bullying predicts their likelihood of reacting to incidents of aggression — related
• Teachers' empathy for victims of bullying is associated with a greater self-reported likelihood of intervening in bullying — a narrower finding that bears on this claim