Article
Cyber violence: What do we know and where do we go from here?
Aggression and Violent Behavior
(2017)
Abstract
This paper reviews the existing literature on the relationship between social media and violence, including prevalence rates, typologies, and the overlap between cyber and in-person violence. This review explores the individual-level correlates and risk factors associated with cyber violence, the group processes involved in cyber violence, and the macro-level context of online aggression. The paper concludes with a framework for reconciling conflicting levels of explanation and presents an agenda for future research that adopts a selection, facilitation, or enhancement framework for thinking about the causal or contingent role of social media in violent offending. Remaining empirical questions and new directions for future research are discussed.
Keywords
- Violence,
- Social media,
- Cyber-bullying,
- Gangs,
- Selection,
- Facilitation
Disciplines
Publication Date
2017
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2017.01.012
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Citation Information
Jillian K. Peterson and James Densley. "Cyber violence: What do we know and where do we go from here?" Aggression and Violent Behavior (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jillian-peterson/47/