Why does bullying difficult to be stopped\/ controlled? With the current issues going on about bullying (refer to Almarhumah Zara Qairina and others), one could not help from thinking, why does bullying persist? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are many psychological theories can explain why bullying happens. But at this moment, I will focus on one theory aka Moral disengagement theory by Albert Bandura<\/strong> to explain why individuals engage in bullying behavior<\/strong> without feeling guilt or shame. According to Bandura\u2019s theory, people use psychological mechanisms to disconnect their actions from their moral standards<\/strong>, allowing them to justify or minimize the harm they cause. Here’s how each of the eight mechanisms<\/strong> can apply to bullying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bullies may believe their actions “serve” a purpose, such as enforcing social norms or teaching someone a lesson. Using softer language to describe harmful behavior makes it seem less serious. Comparing their behavior to worse actions to make it seem acceptable. Blaming authority figures or peer pressure for their actions. Spreading the blame across a group to reduce personal accountability. Minimizing the impact of their actions on the victim. Seeing the victim as less worthy of empathy or respect. Blaming the victim for the bullying. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why does bullying difficult to be stopped\/ controlled? With the current issues going on about bullying (refer to Almarhumah Zara Qairina and others), one could not help from thinking, why does bullying persist? There are many psychological theories can explain why bullying happens. But at this moment, I will focus on one theory aka Moral … Continue reading How Moral Disengagement explain Bullying?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":851,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,3,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-educational-psychology","category-other","category-random-rambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8651"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8670,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8651\/revisions\/8670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}1. Moral Justification<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Example<\/strong>: \u201cThey deserved it for being weird\u201d or \u201cI was just helping them toughen up” or “I have been in the same situation and I turn out alright. So, by doing this, I help them to be resilient” or “Saya pun pernah kena juga macam ni dulu. Bila saya buat dia macam ni, saya membantu dia sebenarnya supaya menjadi lebih tabah<\/em>” <\/p>\n\n\n\n2. Euphemistic Labeling<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Example<\/strong>: Calling bullying \u201cjust teasing\u201d or \u201cmessing around.\u201d or “Biasa la budak-budak bergurau je tu<\/em>“. <\/p>\n\n\n\n3. Advantageous Comparison<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Example<\/strong>: \u201cAt least I didn\u2019t hit them\u201d or \u201cOthers do way worse.\u201d “Dia buat lagi teruk dari aku<\/em>” <\/p>\n\n\n\n4. Displacement of Responsibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Example<\/strong>: \u201cThe group made me do it\u201d or \u201cThe teacher didn\u2019t stop it, so it must be okay.\u201d or “Aku bukan nak sangat pukul dia. Orang lain yang suruh aku<\/em>” <\/p>\n\n\n\n5. Diffusion of Responsibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Example<\/strong>: \u201cWe all laughed at them and it wasn\u2019t just me.\u201d or “I am just doing what others are doing”<\/p>\n\n\n\n6. Disregard or Distortion of Consequences<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Example<\/strong>: \u201cThey\u2019re just being dramatic\u201d or \u201cIt didn\u2019t really hurt them.\u201d or “I just hit him\/her once. It is not that painful as compared to falling down on your own” or “Ala benda kecik j<\/em>e pun nak dibesarkan<\/em>” <\/p>\n\n\n\n7. Dehumanization<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Example<\/strong>: Using derogatory names or labels that strip away the victim\u2019s humanity. “Gendut, kau kena terima memang kau gendut. Aku bukan panggil kau gendut kalau kau tak gendut<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n8. Attribution of Blame<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Example<\/strong>: \u201cThey brought it on themselves\u201d or \u201cIf they weren\u2019t so annoying, I wouldn\u2019t have done it.\u201d or “She likes to show off. She is the one who starts this” <\/p>\n\n\n\n