Three roots of online toxicity: disembodiment, accountability, and disinhibition

S Pandita, K Garg, J Zhang, D Mobbs - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
Online communication is central to modern social life, yet it is often linked to toxic
manifestations and reduced well-being. How and why online communication enables these …

Cyberhate in adolescents and youths: A systematic review of labels and factors associated with the phenomenon

O Jiménez-Díaz, R Del Rey - Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
Cyberhate in adolescents and youth has recently attracted attention in the scientific
literature. Early research has provided relevant information about the characteristics of …

Effects of member similarity on group norm conformity, group identity and social participation in the context of social networking sites

E Wang, YT Liao - Internet Research, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Facilitating members' continual participation in a community is crucial for ensuring
the community's long-term survival. However, knowledge regarding whether member …

Computer-mediated political expression: A conceptual framework of technological affordances and individual tradeoffs

G Neubaum, B Weeks - Journal of Information Technology & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Digital media provide individuals platforms to express political views. Despite the significant
scholarly attention to how and why political expression occurs through technologies and to …

Sexual and gender identity work on social media

R Colosi, N Cowen, M Todd - Sociology Compass, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
How do sexual and gender minorities use social media to express themselves and construct
their identities? We discuss findings drawn from focus groups conducted with 17 sexual and …

Examining the psychosocial and behavioral factors associated with adolescent engagement in multiple types of cyberdeviance: Results from an Australian study

R Brewer, T Whitten, K Logos, M Sayer… - Journal of Child and …, 2023 - Springer
Research has shown that psychosocial and behavioral factors are associated with
engagement in a range of deviant behaviors across offline settings. To date, however, very …

[HTML][HTML] Online and offline aggressive behaviors in adolescence: The role of self-regulatory self-efficacy beliefs

A Favini, C Lunetti, AT Virzì, L Cannito, F Culcasi… - Behavioral …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Self-regulatory self-efficacy belief (ie, SRSE) represents a fundamental factor for adjustment
in adolescence, as a vehicle to promote positive behaviors and protect youths from …

The ecology of online hate speech: Map** expert perspectives on the drivers for online hate perpetration with the Delphi method

I Weber, H Vandebosch, K Poels… - Aggressive …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Online hate speech (OHS) is a prevalent issue on social media with harmful consequences
for individuals and society. Counteracting this issue requires a better understanding of the …

Perceiving and countering hate: The role of identity in online responses

K **, J Hawdon, E Rho - arxiv preprint arxiv:2411.01675, 2024 - arxiv.org
This study investigates how online counterspeech, defined as direct responses to harmful
online content with the intention of dissuading the perpetrator from further engaging in such …

From prejudice to marginalization: Tracing the forms of online hate speech targeting LGBTQ+ and Muslim communities

A Unlu, S Truong, N Sawhney, T Tammi… - new media & …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigates online hate speech in Finland, particularly Twitter messages
targeting people of Muslim faith and the LGBTQ+ community, using a mixed-methods …