Have you ever struggled to speak up when you saw something that troubled you, or not taken action for fear of how it might be perceived by others? The variety of possible ways to engage with the world around us is continually increasing, and it’s important that people have the confidence to speak and act in a way that feels true to themselves, or what Best, Clark, and Picton (2023) describe as “being stakeholders in society”. This is particularly true in the context of bystander intervention, where those who witness problematic behaviour are encouraged to acknowledge the problem and take action. Lacking

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