Internet Practices and Differences in Youths' Acceptability of Online Verbal Violence

The purpose of the current study was to examine the perception of verbal violence by youths in online exchanges. Undergraduate students gave their opinions on a number of violent and nonviolent messages in a forum. It was observed that verbal violence arouses an ambivalent attitude, i.e., it is cons...

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Published inInternational journal of cyber behavior, psychology, and learning Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 19 - 33
Main Author Gauducheau, Nadia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hershey IGI Global 01.04.2019
Subjects
Acceptability
Age groups
Aggressiveness
Behavior
Communication
Computer Science
Cyberbullying
Humor
Internet
Messages
Psychology
Social and Information Networks
Social networks
Teenagers
Violence
Wit and humor
Youth
France
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Summary:The purpose of the current study was to examine the perception of verbal violence by youths in online exchanges. Undergraduate students gave their opinions on a number of violent and nonviolent messages in a forum. It was observed that verbal violence arouses an ambivalent attitude, i.e., it is considered both unacceptable and humorous. The results showed that the acceptability of verbal violence is related to the topic of discussion and to youths' Internet practices. Verbal violence is more often rejected when the topic of discussion is less serious. A high acceptability of verbal violence is associated with a high level of time spent on the Internet and a high use of humor in a youth's own messages. The results contribute to identifying the communication norms for youth in online environments.
ISSN:2155-7136
2155-7144
DOI:10.4018/IJCBPL.2019040102