QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia.
BMJ Open. 2023 Mar 14;13(3):e070460. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070460.
Governments worldwide are committed to reducing the prevalence of peer-to-peer online trolling. The practice of peer-to-peer online trolling, which is broadly defined as where a user intends to cause disruption or conflict online for their own amusement or advantage, is a widespread pervasive and damaging behavior, affecting over one-third of all social media users. There remains, however, a substantial barrier to addressing this behaviour due to a lack of understanding of peer-to-peer online trolling and its unique psychopathology that distinguishes it from other forms of peer-to-peer online abuse such as cyberbullying and flaming, as well as the primary information technology approach used to investigate trolling. Providing a synthesis of peer-to-peer online trolling research will assist organisations, governments and educators in addressing this deviant behaviour online.
This protocol follows the six-stage scoping review process proposed by Arksey and O'Malley. Identifying the scoping review research question (stage 1) is followed by discussion on how studies will be selected (stage 2). We then discuss how we will determine which studies will be included in the scoping review (stage 3), as well as chart the data involved for each study included (stage 4). In stage 5, the scoping review protocol gathers, synthesises and reports the results, and consults with stakeholders about the initial protocol specifications (stage 6).
As the scoping review methodology focuses on incorporating information from available publications, ethical approval is not required. An article summarising the scoping review results will be submitted for publication to a journal, presented at appropriate conferences and disseminated as part of future workshops with professionals and educators involved in reducing online trolling.
世界各地的政府都致力于减少点对点在线骚扰的流行。点对点在线骚扰的行为，广义上定义为用户有意为了自己的娱乐或利益而在网上制造干扰或冲突，是一种普遍存在且具有破坏性的行为，影响了超过三分之一的社交媒体用户。然而，由于对点对点在线骚扰及其独特的心理病理学缺乏理解，这种行为仍然存在很大的障碍，这种心理病理学将其与其他形式的点对点在线滥用行为（如网络欺凌和网络谩骂）区分开来，也与用于调查骚扰行为的主要信息技术方法区分开来。提供对点对在线骚扰研究的综合分析将有助于组织、政府和教育工作者在线解决这种偏差行为。
本方案遵循 Arksey 和 O'Malley 提出的六阶段范围审查过程。确定范围审查研究问题（第 1 阶段）之后，将讨论如何选择研究（第 2 阶段）。然后，我们将讨论如何确定将哪些研究纳入范围审查（第 3 阶段），以及为每个纳入研究的图表数据（第 4 阶段）。在第 5 阶段，范围审查方案汇集、综合和报告结果，并就初始方案规范与利益相关者进行磋商（第 6 阶段）。
由于范围审查方法侧重于纳入现有出版物中的信息，因此不需要伦理批准。一篇总结范围审查结果的文章将提交给期刊发表，在适当的会议上展示，并作为未来与参与减少在线骚扰的专业人员和教育工作者合作的研讨会的一部分进行传播。
