1. Three roots of online toxicity: disembodiment, accountability, and disinhibition.
- Author
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Pandita S, Garg K, Zhang J, and Mobbs D
- Subjects
- Humans, Social Interaction, Inhibition, Psychological, Communication, Internet, Social Responsibility
- Abstract
Online communication is central to modern social life, yet it is often linked to toxic manifestations and reduced well-being. How and why online communication enables these toxic social effects remains unanswered. In this opinion, we propose three roots of online toxicity: disembodiment, limited accountability, and disinhibition. We suggest that virtual disembodiment results in a chain of psychological states primed for deleterious social interaction. Drawing from differences between face-to-face and online interactions, the framework highlights and addresses the fundamental problems that result in impaired communication between individuals and explicates its effects on social toxicity online., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests None declared by authors., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2024
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