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Information processing of social exclusion: Links with bullying, moral disengagement and guilt

Mazzone, Angela ORCID: 0000-0002-5858-8033, Yanagidab, Takuya ORCID: 0000-0001-9052-4841, Strohmeier, Dagmar ORCID: 0000-0002-1479-6674 and Camodeca, Marina (2021) Information processing of social exclusion: Links with bullying, moral disengagement and guilt. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 75 . ISSN 0193-3973

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Abstract

The Social Information Processing (SIP) theory and the Social Cognitive Theory of Moral Agency were integrated to investigate the associations between SIP and bullying, guilt, and moral disengagement. Participants were 341 children and early adolescents (Mage = 11.14). Two social exclusion vignettes were administered to assess three SIP steps (step 2: Attribution of hostile intent; step 3: Selection of antisocial goals, and step 4: Generation of aggressive responses). Guilt was assessed through five vignettes. A self-report measure was used to assess moral disengagement and peer nominations were used to assess bullying perpetration. Moderated mediation analyses were performed to test the hypotheses. Findings indicated that attribution of hostile intent was associated with selection of antisocial goals, which in turn, was associated with the generation of aggressive responses among participants with high levels of bullying and low levels of guilt and moral disengagement. Results are discussed in terms of their theoretical and practical relevance.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Article number: 101292
Uncontrolled Keywords:Bullying; Social information processing; Social exclusion; Moral disengagement; Guilt
Subjects:Social Sciences > Social psychology
DCU Faculties and Centres:Research Initiatives and Centres > Anti-Bullying Research Centre (ABC)
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2021.101292
Copyright Information:© 2021 The Authors Open Access (CC-BY-4.0)
ID Code:25973
Deposited On:04 Jun 2021 15:56 by Vidatum Academic . Last Modified 04 Jun 2021 15:56

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