The present research studied the impact of three typical online communication factors on
inducing the toxic online disinhibition effect: anonymity, invisibility, and lack of eye-contact …

The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …

One of the leading theories advocated for reducing intergroup conflict is the contact
hypothesis. According to this theory, contact under certain conditions, such as equal status …

The current study, which focuses on the benign effects of disinhibition, was designed as a
continuation of an earlier study conducted on the toxic effects of online disinhibition (Lapidot …

Occasional national and international traumas and disasters may affect large numbers of
people worldwide. Well-known incidents in the past decade include the death of Princess …

The current study, which focuses on the benign effects of disinhibition, was designed as a
continuation of an earlier study conducted on the toxic effects of online disinhibition (Lapidot …

Prejudice toward people with a disability remains an unchallenged global problem. This
cross‐sectional study investigated online intergroup contact involving university students …

Daily conversation is usually face-to-face and characterized by rapid and fluent exchange of
turns between interlocutors. With the need to communicate across long distances, advances …

For those who regularly surf through cyberspace and experience it as a parallel and not
unusual social environment–whether this takes the form of online forums, chat rooms, or …

This naturalistic, qualitative inquiry explored how Asian American college students'
encounters with racialized aggressions on social media impacted their sense of belonging …