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However, relatively little is known about the potential positive effects of intergroup factors on bystanders\u2019 attitudes and behaviors when witnessing bias-based cyberbullying (i.e., cyberbullying based on identity). Two studies examined bystanders\u2019 responses to cyberbullying toward two minority groups (i.e., LGBTQI+ and Black youth); and what can influence their helping intentions when they witness bias-based cyberbullying episodes. Study 1 (N = 2,253) showed that bystanders' responses vary depending on the target of cyberbullying, helping an LGBTQI+ youth target less than a Black target, and showing less empathy, less positive group norms, less inclusive identities, less positive attitudes, and more intergroup anxiety. Study 2 (N = 2,254) revealed that high quality offline contact is associated with more helping behaviors via increased empathy, outgroup attitudes, dual-identity representations and decreased intergroup anxiety (for the LGBTQI+ target), and via empathy, one-group identity, and group norms (for the Black target). Implications for efforts to promote more helping behaviors and positive intergroup attitudes in the online context are discussed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5817\/cp2025-4-5","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,18]],"date-time":"2025-09-18T07:27:33Z","timestamp":1758180453000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Breaking barriers: The impact of intergroup contact on bystanders' actions against bias-based cyberbullying"],"prefix":"10.5817","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6044-3917","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Raquel","family":"Ant\u00f3nio","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3184-5164","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rita","family":"Guerra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Lindsey","family":"Cameron","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6722-5472","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carla","family":"Moleiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"3846","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Abbott, N., & Cameron, L. 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