Motives of Online Hate Speech: Results from a Quota Sample Online Survey.

IF 4.2 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI:10.1089/cyber.2022.0188

M Rohangis Mohseni

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Abstract

Online hate speech (OHS) is a prevalent societal problem, but most studies investigating the reasons and causes of OHS focus on the perpetrators' side while ignoring the bystanders' and the victims' side. This is also true for the underlying theories. Therefore, we proposed a new Action-Theoretical Model of Online Hate Speech (ATMOHS), which assumes that OHS is a product of environmental, situational, and personal variables with three groups involved (perpetrators, bystanders, and victims) that each have their own set of motives, attitudes, traits, and norm beliefs that are impacting their behavior. The model was put to a first test with an online survey using a quota sample of the German online population (N = 1,791). The study at hand is a first analysis of these data that focus on the motives of OHS. Results show that wanting to be a role model for others is an important motive on the active bystanders' side. However, it could not be confirmed that any aggression motive is important on the perpetrators' side or that undeservingness is an important motive on the victims' side. Future studies could investigate if there are other motives for the victims' side that are in-line with the underlying theory of learned helplessness, or if there is a better theory for modeling the victims' side. Future studies could also develop a better scale for aggression motives. In practice, prevention programs could focus on being a role model for others as a relevant motive for becoming an active bystander.

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网络仇恨言论的动机:来自定额抽样在线调查的结果。

网络仇恨言论(OHS)是一个普遍存在的社会问题，但大多数调查OHS原因和原因的研究都侧重于肇事者方面，而忽视了旁观者和受害者方面。基础理论也是如此。因此，我们提出了一个新的网络仇恨言论的行动理论模型(ATMOHS)，该模型假设网络仇恨言论是环境、情境和个人变量的产物，涉及三个群体(肇事者、旁观者和受害者)，每个群体都有自己的一套动机、态度、特征和规范信念，这些因素影响着他们的行为。该模型通过使用德国在线人口配额样本(N = 1,791)的在线调查进行了第一次测试。手头的研究是对这些关注职业健康安全动机的数据的首次分析。结果表明，想要成为他人的榜样是积极旁观者的一个重要动机。但是，不能证实任何侵略动机对犯罪者一方是重要的，或者不正当是受害者一方的重要动机。未来的研究可以调查是否有其他动机与习得性无助的潜在理论一致，或者是否有更好的理论来模拟受害者的一面。未来的研究还可以开发出更好的攻击动机量表。在实践中，预防项目可以把重点放在成为他人的榜样上，作为成为积极旁观者的相关动机。

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Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

CiteScore

9.60

自引率

3.00%

发文量

123

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