From Trolling Victimization to Reactive Trolling: Moderated Mediation Effects of Online Disinhibition and Motivations

IF 3 2区社会学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Social Science Computer Review Pub Date : 2024-05-06 DOI:10.1177/08944393241250013

Yuanyi Mao, Bo Hu

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Abstract

Online trolling behavior is becoming prevalent and has received increasing attention. Although few qualitative studies demonstrated that victims of online trolling are more likely to troll others, quantitative evidence examining such a phenomenon is lacking. Drawing on the general aggression model, this study aimed to investigate how trolling victimization affects reactive trolling behaviors and the roles of two motivations (i.e., revenge and social recognition) and online disinhibition during the process. Results from an online survey in China ( N = 626) showed that online trolling victimization was positively associated with online reactive trolling and this relationship was mediated by revenge and social recognition motivations. Additionally, the indirect effect of trolling victimization on reactive trolling via revenge motivation was more pronounced when individuals had higher levels of online disinhibition. The findings of the study extend the existing literature on online trolling and provide insights into the mitigation of online trolling behaviors.

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从嘲弄受害者到反应性嘲弄：在线抑制和动机的调节中介效应

网上嘲弄行为越来越普遍，也越来越受到关注。虽然有少数定性研究表明，网络嘲弄行为的受害者更有可能嘲弄他人，但研究这种现象的定量证据却很缺乏。本研究以一般攻击模型为基础，旨在探究网络钓客受害如何影响反应性网络钓客行为，以及两种动机（即报复和社会认可）和网络抑制在这一过程中的作用。一项在中国进行的在线调查（626 人）结果显示，网络嘲讽受害与网络反应性嘲讽呈正相关，而这种关系是由报复和社会认可动机所中介的。此外，当个人的网络抑制水平较高时，网络骚扰受害通过报复动机对反应性网络骚扰的间接影响更为明显。这项研究的结果扩展了现有关于网络嘲弄的文献，并为缓解网络嘲弄行为提供了启示。

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Social Science Computer Review 社会科学-计算机：跨学科应用

CiteScore

9.00

自引率

4.90%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Unique Scope Social Science Computer Review is an interdisciplinary journal covering social science instructional and research applications of computing, as well as societal impacts of informational technology. Topics included: artificial intelligence, business, computational social science theory, computer-assisted survey research, computer-based qualitative analysis, computer simulation, economic modeling, electronic modeling, electronic publishing, geographic information systems, instrumentation and research tools, public administration, social impacts of computing and telecommunications, software evaluation, world-wide web resources for social scientists. Interdisciplinary Nature Because the Uses and impacts of computing are interdisciplinary, so is Social Science Computer Review. The journal is of direct relevance to scholars and scientists in a wide variety of disciplines. In its pages you''ll find work in the following areas: sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, computer literacy, computer applications, and methodology.