Researchers at the CCRC have been involved in multiple projects which aim to better understand bystander behavior.
National Study Finds That Bystanders Support Victims of Harassment and Bullying More Often Than Commonly Thought
This paper reports on a CCRC study that found that in contrast to previous studies, youth victims of in-person and online harassment and bullying report that in most cases, bystanders tried to help them. Bystanders are present for the majority of harassment incidents (80%). In about 70% of these cases, victims report that a bystander tried to make them feel better. Negative bystander reactions, though considerably less frequent, still occurred in nearly a quarter of incidents and were associated with a significantly higher negative impact on the victim.
