Teachers' empathy for victims of bullying is associated with a greater self-reported likelihood of intervening in bullying¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Nine of twelve studies found that teachers feeling empathic concern for a hypothetical bullying victim reported a greater likelihood of intervening in the bullying situation. → Karen Aldrup · Bastian Carstensen · Uta Klusmann 2022

Evidence¶

Karen Aldrup · Bastian Carstensen · Uta Klusmann 2022¶

Karen Aldrup · Bastian Carstensen · Uta Klusmann. (2022). Is Empathy the Key to Effective Teaching? A Systematic Review of Its Association with Teacher-Student Interactions and Student Outcomes. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-021-09649-y

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Systematic review of 41 records; nine of twelve studies on bullying intervention found effects (62% of effects significant and positive). Studies used hypothetical bullying scenarios with self-reported empathic concern and a "greater likelihood of intervening in the bullying situation".

"Seven studies, including teachers from preschool to the secondary school level, found that teachers feeling empathic concern for a hypothetical student who was a victim of bullying reported a greater likelihood of intervening in the bullying situation"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Teachers' perceived severity of bullying predicts their likelihood of reacting to incidents of aggression — related
• Teachers' antibullying attitudes are positively associated with intervention likelihood in hypothetical bullying scenarios (r = 0.48) — a broader claim this one bears on
• Antibullying attitudes are positively related to disciplining bullies, victim support, parental involvement, and involving peer bystanders — related