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Bystander Intervention

Bystander Intervention is a prosocial behavior in which an individual directly or indirectly addresses or seeks to prevent acts of violence, harm, or wrongdoing witnessed in real time, distinguished from other forms of social action by its reactive and contextually immediate nature.

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1.1K

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476

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2017–2026

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Bystander intervention in emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility.

John M. Darley, Bibb Latané · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1968 · 3.1K citations

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Group inhibition of bystander intervention in emergencies.

Bibb Latané, John M. Darley · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1968 · 1.2K citations

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Disarming racial microaggressions: Microintervention strategies for targets, White allies, and bystanders.

Derald Wing Sue, Sarah Alsaidi, Michael N. Awad et al. · American Psychologist · 2019 · 703 citations

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A Meta-Analysis of School-Based Bullying Prevention Programs' Effects on Bystander Intervention Behavior

Joshua R. Polanin, Dorothy L. Espelage · School Psychology Review · 2012 · 647 citations

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Bystanders Matter: Associations Between Reinforcing, Defending, and the Frequency of Bullying Behavior in Classrooms

Christina Salmivalli, Marinus Voeten, Elisa Poskiparta · Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology · 2011 · 586 citations

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Authors

1.1K

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    Sarah McMahon

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    22 publications · 1.5K citations

    17

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  2. VL
    Victoria L. Banyard

    University of New Hampshire, United States

    15 publications · 1.6K citations

    15

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  3. ML
    Mark Levine

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. MM
    Mary M. Moynihan

    University of New Hampshire, United States

    11 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. AL
    Ann L. Coker

    University of South Carolina, United States

    9 publications · 1.5K citations

    9

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Institutions

476

  1. University of New Hampshire

    Durham, United States

    23 h-index

    62 publications

    6.8K citations

  2. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    18 h-index

    47 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    12 h-index

    40 publications

    6.8K citations

  4. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    816 citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    609 citations

  8. Central Washington University

    Ellensburg, United States

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    265 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Interpersonal Violence

    41 publications · 2K citations

    25

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  2. Violence Against Women

    VAW · 22 publications · 1.8K citations

    19

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  3. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    20 publications · 5.9K citations

    17

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  4. Psychology of Violence

    16 publications · 1.5K citations

    15

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  5. Resuscitation

    12 publications · 941 citations

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