Table 3.

Summary of regression analyses for moral disengagement and cyberbullying role behaviors

Dependent variable		β	SE β	Sig	R2 change
Cyberbullying perpetration	Step 1***				.058
	Gender**	− .131	.049	.008
	Moral disengagement***	.151	.040	< .001
	Step 2				.000
	Gender**	− .131	.050	.008
	Moral disengagement	.147	.142	.302
	Moral disengagement × gender	.002	.083	.978
Cyber victimization	Step 1***				.043
	Gender	.012	.048	.796
	Moral disengagement***	.165	.038	< .001
	Step 2				.005
	Gender	.007	.048	.889
	Moral disengagement	− .022	.138	.874
	Moral disengagement × gender	.114	.080	.158
Passive bystanding	Step 1***				.071
	Gender**	− .299	.103	.004
	Moral disengagement***	.354	.082	< .001
	Step 2				.001
	Gender**	− .295	.103	.005
	Moral disengagement	− .498	.296	.093
	Moral disengagement × gender	− .087	.173	.613
Defending	Step 1**				.017
	Gender*	.242	.100	.016
	Moral disengagement	− .061	.080	.449
	Step 2				.007
	Gender*	.256	.100	.011
	Moral disengagement	.413	.286	.150
	Moral disengagement × gender	− .287	.167	.086
Reinforcing	Step 1***				.117
	Gender	− .005	.060	.929
	Moral disengagement***	.353	.048	< .001
	Step 2				.000
	Gender	− .007	.060	.914
	Moral disengagement	.315	.173	.070
	Moral disengagement × gender	.023	.101	.818

Gender 0 = men, 1 = women. Higher values indicate that individuals were more likely to use moral disengagement

*p < .05; **p < .01; p < .001