Impulsivity, internalizing symptoms, and online group behavior as determinants of online hate.


Journal

PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 17 09 2019
accepted: 15 03 2020
entrez: 23 4 2020
pubmed: 23 4 2020
medline: 10 7 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Online hate is widely identified as a social problem, but its social psychological dimensions are yet to be explored. We used an integrative social psychological framework for analyzing online hate offending and found that both personal risk factors and online group behavior were associated with online hate offending. Study 1, based on socio-demographically balanced survey data (N = 1200) collected from Finnish adolescents and young adults, found that impulsivity and internalizing symptoms were positively associated with online hate offending. Furthermore, social homophily was positively associated with online hate offending but only among those with average or high level of internalizing symptoms. Social identification with online communities was not associated with hate offending. In Study 2, based on a vignette experiment (N = 160), online hate offenders were more likely than others to rely on in-group stereotypes (i.e. self-stereotype) in anonymous online interaction and, as a consequence, follow perceived group norms. These associations were found only when a shared group identity was primed. We conclude that both personal risk factors and group behavior are related to online hate but they have different implications for reducing hateful communication in social media.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32320402
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231052
pii: PONE-D-19-26130
pmc: PMC7176079
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

e0231052

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Markus Kaakinen (M)

Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

Anu Sirola (A)

Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.

Iina Savolainen (I)

Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.

Atte Oksanen (A)

Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.

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