WACHS, Sebastian, Michelle WRIGHT, Ruthaychonnee SITTICHAI, Ritu SINGH, Ramakrishna BISWAL, Eun-mee KIM, Soeun YANG, Manuel GAMEZ-GUADIX, Carmen ALMENDROS, Katerina FLORA, Vassiliki DASKALOU and Evdoxia MAZIRIDOU. Associations between witnessing and perpetrating online hate in eight countries : The buffering effects of problem-focused coping. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Basel: MDPI, 2019, vol. 16, No 20, p. 1-13. ISSN 1660-4601. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203992.
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Original name Associations between witnessing and perpetrating online hate in eight countries : The buffering effects of problem-focused coping
Authors WACHS, Sebastian (276 Germany), Michelle WRIGHT (840 United States of America, belonging to the institution), Ruthaychonnee SITTICHAI (764 Thailand), Ritu SINGH (356 India), Ramakrishna BISWAL (356 India), Eun-mee KIM (410 Republic of Korea), Soeun YANG (410 Republic of Korea), Manuel GAMEZ-GUADIX (724 Spain), Carmen ALMENDROS (724 Spain), Katerina FLORA (196 Cyprus), Vassiliki DASKALOU (196 Cyprus) and Evdoxia MAZIRIDOU (300 Greece).
Edition International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, MDPI, 2019, 1660-4601.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
Country of publisher Switzerland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW article - open access
Impact factor Impact factor: 2.849
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14230/19:00112108
Organization unit Faculty of Social Studies
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203992
UT WoS 000494779100206
Keywords in English online hate; hate speech; bystander; perpetrator; coping strategies; cyber aggression
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Online hate is a topic that has received considerable interest lately, as online hate represents a risk to self-determination and peaceful coexistence in societies around the globe. However, not much is known about the explanations for adolescents posting or forwarding hateful online material or how adolescents cope with this newly emerging online risk. Thus, we sought to better understand the relationship between a bystander to and perpetrator of online hate, and the moderating effects of problem-focused coping strategies (e.g., assertive, technical coping) within this relationship. Self-report questionnaires on witnessing and committing online hate and assertive and technical coping were completed by 6829 adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age from eight countries. The results showed that increases in witnessing online hate were positively related to being a perpetrator of online hate. Assertive and technical coping strategies were negatively related with perpetrating online hate. Bystanders of online hate reported fewer instances of perpetrating online hate when they reported higher levels of assertive and technical coping strategies, and more frequent instances of perpetrating online hate when they reported lower levels of assertive and technical coping strategies. In conclusion, our findings suggest that, if effective, prevention and intervention programs that target online hate should consider educating young people about problem-focused coping strategies, self-assertiveness, and media skills. Implications for future research are discussed.
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