ERIC Number: EJ1418807
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-2192-001X
EISSN: EISSN-2191-7485
How to Reduce Online Hate Speech among Adolescents? A Pilot Study on the Effects of a Teaching Unit on Social Norms, Self-Efficacy and Knowledge about Hate Speech
Jan S. Pfetsch; Duygu Ulucinar
International Journal of Developmental Science, v17 n1-3 p81-92 2023
A quasi-experimental study with ninth graders evaluated a 1.5-hour hate speech teaching unit in an intervention vs. control group (N = 82) before (T1) and after the intervention (T2). Participants reported frequency of witnessing hate speech (T1), hate speech norm and self-efficacy countering hate speech (T1 and T2), and knowledge concerning hate speech (T2). Repeated ANOVAs showed a significant three-way interaction for hate speech norm: Especially among those who witnessed hate speech more often, the program diminished the agreement to hate speech norm. Self-efficacy did not change significantly, but knowledge was slightly higher in the intervention group, particularly among students with a migration background. In sum, the intervention showed effects on norms and knowledge, and longer programs with more interactive elements for coping with hate speech seem recommendable. The current research is a first step and evidence-based practice for prevention of hate speech like the current evaluation study is desperately needed.
Descriptors: Crime, Social Bias, Speech Communication, Grade 9, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Self Efficacy, Knowledge Level, Social Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Prevention, Computer Mediated Communication, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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