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A cross-sectional, scenario-based online survey was completed by 434 university students in mainland China. Independent-samples\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                    tests and scenario-specific hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted. Women reported higher helping intentions than men across all scenarios, although the effects were small, and higher perpetrator-focused and environmental or contextual attribution in harassment. Han Chinese students reported higher helping intentions than students in the aggregated ethnic-minority group in denigration and harassment, higher perpetrator-focused attribution in these scenarios, higher environmental or contextual attribution in denigration and exclusion, and higher exclusion scores. By contrast, students in the aggregated ethnic-minority group reported higher victim-focused attribution in harassment. The final models yielded adjusted\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">R<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    values ranging from .260 to .328. In denigration, gender, environmental or contextual attribution, inclusion, and exclusion positively predicted helping intentions, whereas victim-focused attribution was a negative predictor; the inclusion\u2013helping association was moderated by gender and ethnic background. In exclusion, gender and environmental or contextual attribution positively predicted helping intentions, with no moderation. In harassment, perpetrator-focused attribution and exclusion positively predicted helping intentions; perpetrator-focused attribution was the strongest predictor, and its association with helping intentions was moderated by ethnic background. These findings support a scenario-contingent dual-domain framework in which responsibility appraisal and relational safety contribute differently across cyberbullying forms. The findings suggest that interventions may combine attributional reframing, anti-victim-blaming education, inclusive peer norms, and accessible reporting channels.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/08862605261487166","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,9]],"date-time":"2026-10-09T12:09:41Z","timestamp":1791547781000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Who Steps Up? 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