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Cyber-aggression is global epidemic affecting citizens of cyberspace, without regards to physical, geographical and time constraints. Recent research has identified the significant role of cyber-bystanders in exacerbating and de-escalating incidents on cyber-aggression they come across. Additionally, frequent exposure to cyber-aggression is found to have been associated with negative effects on participants of cyber-aggression, ranging from self-esteem problems to mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, and in the worst cases even suicidal behaviors and ideation. Moreover, past research had also identified that negative bystanders could potentially become aggressors themselves. Therefore, the current review is aimed at uncovering the common themes and factors that drive individuals to resort to negative bystander behavior. Hence, a systematic literature review using the PRISMA framework was carried out, involving articles published between January 2012 to March 2022, on online databases such as SCOPUS, Science Direct, SAGE Journals, Web of Science, and Springer Link. Results obtained through the synthesis of 27 selected articles, were grouped into three categories, namely situational factors, personal factors and social influence. Upon further synthesis of the results, it was noted that many of the factors had interacted with each other. Thus, practical suggestion for prevention and future research would include addressing these interactions in preventative methodologies and research interests.

Adolescence is a crucial developmental stage during which any adolescent undergoes biological, psychological, and, most importantly, emotional changes. During this time, teenage life is more based on external pressures that trigger an unhealthy emotional and cognitive state, either directly or indirectly. Therefore, the aim of this study was to look into the connection between emotional dysregulation and aggressive behavior in adolescents. This study employed a survey design by distributing questionnaires to 159 adolescents. The questionnaire comprised three parts namely demographic profile, emotional dysregulation, and aggressive behavior. As a result, emotional dysregulation was found to be strongly linked to aggressive behavior. These results suggest that emotional dysregulation plays an important role in adolescent aggression by teaching them how to efficiently regulate their emotions and therefore avoid aggressive behavior. These findings further imply the importance of the role of emotional dysregulation among adolescents so that they know how to overcome aggressive behavior by regulating their emotions effectively.

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Background: COVID 19 hit Malaysia on January 25, 2020, and Malaysian citizen were impacted by the disease and movement control order. Mercy Malaysia aimed to empower local community and NGOs to provide psychological first aid (PFA) to support individuals who are affected by the pandemic. Aims and Objectives: The present study aimed to examine the training effects of virtual PFA program in increasing knowledge, attitude, and skills of participants in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: One group pretest–posttest was used to assess 102 participants from seven virtual PFA training for adult practitioners and 42 participants from three virtual PFA training for child practitioners were conducted. Results: The main findings showed that 2 day virtual PFA training for both adult and child practitioners has significantly increase PFA knowledge and confident level and perceived skills in conducting PFA, with large effect size ranged from 0.65 to 0.81. Conclusion: Our study provides preliminary evidence supporting the impact of virtual PFA training program for mental health professionals to respond to pandemic, disaster, and humanitarian crisis in Malaysia.