To troll or not to troll: Young adults' anti-social behaviour on social media.
PLoS One
; 18(5): e0284374, 2023.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-20235479
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Online anti-social behaviour is on the rise, reducing the perceived benefits of social media in society and causing a number of negative outcomes. This research focuses on the factors associated with young adults being perpetrators of anti-social behaviour when using social media.METHOD:
Based on an online survey of university students in Canada (n = 359), we used PLS-SEM to create a model and test the associations between four factors (online disinhibition, motivations for cyber-aggression, self-esteem, and empathy) and the likelihood of being a perpetrator of online anti-social behaviour.RESULTS:
The model shows positive associations between two appetitive motives for cyber-aggression (namely recreation and reward) and being a perpetrator. This finding indicates that young adults engage in online anti-social behaviour for fun and social approval. The model also shows a negative association between cognitive empathy and being a perpetrator, which indicates that perpetrators may be engaging in online anti-social behaviour because they do not understand how their targets feel.
Texto completo:
Disponible
Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Medios de Comunicación Sociales
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
Límite:
Adulto
/
Humanos
/
Young_adult
País/Región como asunto:
America del Norte
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
PLoS One
Asunto de la revista:
Ciencia
/
Medicina
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Journal.pone.0284374
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