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ERIC Number: EJ1254238
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
EISSN: N/A
Predictors of Viewing Online Extremism among America's Youth
Costello, Matthew; Barrett-Fox, Rebecca; Bernatzky, Colin; Hawdon, James; Mendes, Kelly
Youth & Society, v52 n5 p710-727 Jul 2020
Exposure to hate material is related to a host of negative outcomes. Young people might be especially vulnerable to the deleterious effects of such exposure. With that in mind, this article examines factors associated with the frequency that youth and young adults, ages 15 to 24, see material online that expresses negative views toward a social group. We use an online survey of individuals recruited from a demographically balanced sample of Americans for this project. Our analysis controls for variables that approximate online routines, social, political, and economic grievances, and sociodemographic traits. Findings show that spending more time online, using particular social media sites, interacting with close friends online, and espousing political views online all correlate with increased exposure to online hate. Harboring political grievances is likewise associated with seeing hate material online frequently. Finally, Whites are more likely than other race/ethnic groups to be exposed to online hate frequently.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 2014ZABX0014