Three roots of online toxicity: disembodiment, accountability, and disinhibition.
Trends Cogn Sci
; 28(9): 814-828, 2024 Sep.
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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.
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Responsabilidade Social
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Humans
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En
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Trends Cogn Sci
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article