This study explored youth’s intention to engage in active bystander behavior in response to non-consensual forwarding of sexts (NCFS). The study paid attention to the possible conditional boundaries of these suggested dynamics based on youth’s empathy levels and sex. An online survey was conducted among 1337 Belgian respondents, of which 78.4% were female ( Mage = 21.64 years, SD = 3.57 years). Structural equation modeling showed that positive attitude and injunctive norms, higher descriptive norms, and greater perceived behavioral control regarding active bystander behaviors in the context of NCFS were related to youth’s intention to engage in such active bystander behaviors, which in turn was related to actual active bystander behavior. Differences were found based on youth’s empathy levels, though no sex differences were found. The findings provide a critical foundation for highly needed intervention approaches and educational curricula seeking to diminish the occurrence of NCFS in youth.

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转发色情短信的积极旁观者：在青少年中应用计划行为理论


本研究探讨了青少年对 sext 的未经同意转发 （NCFS） 做出积极旁观者行为的意图。该研究关注了这些基于青少年同理心水平和性别的建议动态的可能条件边界。对 1337 名比利时受访者进行了一项在线调查，其中 78.4% 是女性 （ Mage = 21.64 岁，SD = 3.57 岁）。结构方程模型表明，在 NCFS 的背景下，积极的态度和禁令规范、更高的描述性规范以及对主动旁观者行为的更大感知行为控制与青少年参与此类积极旁观者行为的意图有关，而这反过来又与实际的主动旁观者行为有关。根据青少年的同理心水平发现了差异，但没有发现性别差异。这些发现为急需的干预方法和教育课程提供了重要基础，旨在减少青少年 NCFS 的发生。