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Action Choices in this study varied across Story Form of Victimization. Children were
more likely to select Prosocial Action Choices when the Story Form of Victimization was
physical bullying than when the Story Form of Victimization was relational bullying. However,
children were more likely to select Aggressive Action Choices when the Story Form of
Victimization was relational bullying than when the Story Form of Victimization was physical
bullying.
This study found that Justification Choices varied across the Gender of participant
children. Females were as likely to select Prosocial/Care Justification Choices as males. Males
were more likely to select Aggressive/Retribution Justification Choices than females. Females
were more likely to select Justice/Fair Justification Choices than males.
Story Character Roles in this study varied across Justification Choices. Children were
more likely to select Prosocial/Care Justification Choices when the story character role was a
bystander than when the story character role was a victim. Children were as likely to select
Aggressive/Retribution Justification Choices when the story character role was a bystander as
when the story character role was a victim. Children were as likely to select Justice/Fair
Justifications when the story character role was a bystander when the story character role was a
victim.
This study found that Justification Choices varied across Story Form of Victimization.
Children were more likely to select Prosocial/Care Justification Choices when the Story Form of
Victimization was physical than when the Story Form of Victimization was a relational. Children
were as likely to select Aggressive/Retribution Justification Choices when the Story Form of
Victimization was relational as when the Story Form of Victimization was physical. Children
were more likely to select Justice/Fair Justification Choices when the Story Form of
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