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Associations between Bystanders and Perpetrators of Online Hate: The Moderating Role of Toxic Online Disinhibition
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Hatred directed at members of groups due to their origin, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation is not new, but it has taken on a new dimension in the online world. To date, very little is known about online hate among adolescents. It is also unknown how online disinhibition might influence the association between being bystanders and being perpetrators of online hate. Thus, the present study focused on examining the associations among being bystanders of online hate, being perpetrators of online hate, and the moderating role of toxic online disinhibition in the relationship between being bystanders and perpetrators of online hate. In total, 1480 students aged between 12 and 17 years old were included in this study. Results revealed positive associations between being online hate bystanders and perpetrators, regardless of whether adolescents had or had not been victims of online hate themselves. The results also showed an association between toxic online disinhibition and online hate perpetration. Further, toxic online disinhibition moderated the relationship between being bystanders of online hate and being perpetrators of online hate. Implications for prevention programs and future research are discussed.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wachs, S., & Wright, M. F.
- Affiliations
- University of Potsdam (DE)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wachs, Sebastian
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2018-09-17
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 2030
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6163978
- OpenAlex
- W2890110226
- Cited by
- 150
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 7
- FWCI
- 11.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- publish.UP (University of Potsdam) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- publish.UP (University of Potsdam) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Universität Potsdam
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- online hate, adolescents, moderating effect, cyberbullying prevention
- MeSH terms
- Problem Behavior, Adolescent, Communication, Female, Germany, Hate, Humans, Male, Online Systems, Students
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