Predictors of anonymous cyber aggression: The role of adolescents’ beliefs about anonymity, aggression, and the permanency of electronic content

Logo poskytovatele

Varování

Publikace nespadá pod Pedagogickou fakultu, ale pod Fakultu sociálních studií. Oficiální stránka publikace je na webu muni.cz.
Autoři

WRIGHT Michelle

Rok publikování 2014
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj CyberPsychology, Behavior and Social Networking
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Fakulta sociálních studií

Citace
www http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/cyber.2013.0457?journalCode=cyber
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2013.0457
Obor Psychologie
Klíčová slova cyber aggression; cyberbullying; normative beliefs; anonymity; adolescents
Popis Little attention has been given to whether adolescents’ beliefs about anonymity and their normative beliefs about cyber aggression jointly increase their perpetration of cyber aggression. To this end, the present longitudinal study examined the moderating influence of these variables on the relationships among adolescents’ attitudes toward the permanency of digital content, confidence with not getting caught, and anonymous cyber aggression (ACA) assessed 1 year later (Time 2). These associations were examined among 274 7th and 8th graders and through five technologies, including social networking sites (SNS), e-mail, instant messenger (IM), mobile phones, and chatrooms. Findings indicated that increases in Time 2 ACA and attitudes toward the permanency of digital content were more strongly related when adolescents reported greater confidence with not getting caught and higher normative beliefs concerning cyber aggression through SNS and mobile phones. In addition, higher levels of attitudes toward the permanency of digital content, confidence with not getting caught, beliefs about anonymity, and normative beliefs regarding cyber aggression were related to greater Time 2 ACA through e-mail, IM, and chatrooms. All findings are discussed in the context of adolescents’ positive attitudes toward ACA, and an appeal for additional research is made to understand more about anonymity in cyberspace.
Související projekty:

Používáte starou verzi internetového prohlížeče. Doporučujeme aktualizovat Váš prohlížeč na nejnovější verzi.