Cyber-security, Privacy, Legal and Ethical Issues in IS
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Paper Type
short
Paper Number
1623
Description
A particularly heinous behavior on social media is cyberbullying, which has shown an upward trend in recent years. This study examines the effect of power imbalance, bystanders and anonymity on cyberbullying intention. To this end a vignette-based experimental design has been utilized. 239 data was collected via MTurk. Our main findings show that individuals who lack control are likelier to engage in cyberbullying and the presence of assistant bystanders increase cyberbullying intention. In this study we developed a scale to measure the impact of bystanders reaction on cyberbullying. We have also extended control balance theory by investigating the moderating effect of anonymity on control imbalances.
Recommended Citation
Aivazpour, Zahra and Beebe, Nicole L., "The Impact of Power Imbalance on Cyberbullying: the Role of Bystanders Intervention" (2020).ICIS 2020 Proceedings. 5.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2020/cyber_security_privacy/cyber_security_privacy/5