Barlett Christopher P, Scott Jordan E
Department of Psychological Sciences, Kansas State University.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2023 Dec;125(6):1332-1350. doi: 10.1037/pspa0000360. Epub 2023 Sep 21.
Cyber-racism has emerged as a societal issue that affects many youths and adults; however, no published work has elucidated the psychological processes germane to predicting cyber-racism perpetration. Theory-without data to support its postulates-argues that online disinhibition mediates the relationship between anonymity afforded the online user and cyber-racism. The purpose of the current research was to examine this prediction and add to the theory by testing additional mediators and moderators. Six empirical studies tested this theory with U.S. adults, and results reliably showed that online disinhibition mediated the relationship between anonymity and cyber-racism. Moreover, we also found evidence to suggest that (a) this mediated effect remained while controlling for real-world variables, (b) the mediated effect was moderated by racial prejudice, (c) the mediated effect was moderated by cyberbullying perpetration, and (d) that certain types of online disinhibition are stronger mediators than others. Finally, Study 7 synthesized these six studies and found evidence for the mediating influence of online disinhibition in the relationship between anonymity and cyber-racism. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
网络种族主义已成为一个影响众多青少年和成年人的社会问题；然而，尚无已发表的研究阐明与预测网络种族主义行为相关的心理过程。有理论（但无数据支持其假设）认为，网络去抑制作用介导了网络用户所拥有的匿名性与网络种族主义之间的关系。本研究的目的是检验这一预测，并通过测试其他中介变量和调节变量来完善该理论。六项实证研究对美国成年人进行了该理论的检验，结果可靠地表明，网络去抑制作用介导了匿名性与网络种族主义之间的关系。此外，我们还发现证据表明：（a）在控制现实世界变量时，这种中介效应依然存在；（b）中介效应受到种族偏见的调节；（c）中介效应受到网络欺凌行为的调节；（d）某些类型的网络去抑制作用比其他类型的中介作用更强。最后，研究7综合了这六项研究，发现有证据支持网络去抑制作用在匿名性与网络种族主义关系中的中介影响。（《心理学文摘数据库记录》（c）2023美国心理学会，保留所有权利）
