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dc.contributor.authorAkhtar, Shazia
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, Catriona
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-07T01:33:16Z
dc.date.available2019-08-07T01:33:16Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-01
dc.identifier.citationAkhtar , S & Morrison , C 2019 , ' The prevalence and impact of online trolling of UK members of parliament ' , Computers in Human Behavior , vol. 99 , pp. 322-327 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.05.015
dc.identifier.issn0747-5632
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-1064-7743/work/62752228
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/21557
dc.description.abstractOnline trolling is a new phenomenon that is increasingly coming to public attention. Recent events in the United Kingdom (UK) have raised concerns about this behaviour. Trolling is particularly targeted at public figures, and Members of Parliament (MPs) are a prime target. In this study we surveyed UK MPs about their experiences and the impact of being trolled by completing a short online questionnaire. One-hundred and eighty-one MPs responded to our survey. Chi-square tests for independence and one-way ANOVA was employed to analyse the data. All MPs had experienced trolling and many were trolled multiple times a day, and the principle platforms for this abuse were Twitter and Facebook. The pattern of trolling varied between male and female targets, with males reporting more concern about reputational damage, and females more concern about their personal safety. The impact of being trolled varied between males and females, with a much greater impact on female MPs. We discuss the effects of online trolling on the victims of this behaviour.en
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dc.format.extent659444
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofComputers in Human Behavior
dc.subjectImpact
dc.subjectImplications
dc.subjectMPs
dc.subjectOnline
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectTrolling
dc.subjectArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
dc.subjectHuman-Computer Interaction
dc.subjectPsychology(all)
dc.titleThe prevalence and impact of online trolling of UK members of parliamenten
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Research in Psychology and Sport Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionLearning, Memory and Thinking
dc.contributor.institutionHealth and Clinical Psychology Research Group
dc.contributor.institutionBehaviour Change in Health and Business
dc.contributor.institutionApplied Psychology Research Group
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Psychology, Sport and Geography
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.date.embargoedUntil2020-05-21
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1016/j.chb.2019.05.015
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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