Viewing anti-immigrant hate online: An application of routine activity and Social Structure-Social Learning Theory

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dc.contributor.authorCostello, Matthewen
dc.contributor.authorRestifo, Salvatore J.en
dc.contributor.authorHawdon, James E.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-05T15:19:38Zen
dc.date.available2022-01-05T15:19:38Zen
dc.date.issued2021-11-01en
dc.date.updated2022-01-05T15:19:37Zen
dc.description.abstractThe increasingly prominent role of the Internet in the lives of Americans has resulted in more people coming into contact with various types of online content, including online hate material. One of the most common forms of online hate targets immigrants, seeking to position immigrants as threats to personal, national, economic, and cultural security. Given the recent rise in online hate targeting immigrants, this study examines factors that bring individuals into virtual contact with such material. Utilizing recently collected online survey data of American youth and young adults, we draw on insights from Routine Activity Theory and Social Structure-Social Learning Theory to understand exposure to anti-immigrant online hate material. Specifically, we consider how online routines, location in social structure, and social identity are associated with exposure. Results indicate that engaging in behaviors that can increase proximity to motivated offenders increases the likelihood of being exposed to anti-immigrant hate, as does engaging in online behaviors that bolster one’s target suitability. Additionally, individuals who view Americanism as fundamental to their social identity are more apt to encounter anti-immigrant hate material on the Internet, as are those who are more dissatisfied with the current direction of the country.en
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dc.identifierARTN 106927 (Article number)en
dc.identifier.citationCostello M., Restifo S.J. & Hawdon J., Viewing anti-immigrant hate online: An application of routine activity and Social Structure-Social Learning Theory, Computers in Human Behavior (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106927en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106927en
dc.identifier.eissn1873-7692en
dc.identifier.issn0747-5632en
dc.identifier.orcidHawdon, James [0000-0002-0273-2227]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/107395en
dc.identifier.volume124en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPergamon-Elsevieren
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectSocial Sciencesen
dc.subjectPsychology, Multidisciplinaryen
dc.subjectPsychology, Experimentalen
dc.subjectPsychologyen
dc.subjectOnline hateen
dc.subjectImmigrationen
dc.subjectRoutine activities theoryen
dc.subjectSocial structure-social learning theoryen
dc.subjectIDENTITY THEFT VICTIMIZATIONen
dc.subjectSELF-ESTEEMen
dc.subjectEXPOSUREen
dc.subjectGUARDIANSHIPen
dc.subjectDETERMINANTSen
dc.subjectCRIMEen
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCESen
dc.subjectHARASSMENTen
dc.subjectATTITUDESen
dc.subjectRESPONSESen
dc.subject0806 Information Systemsen
dc.subject1701 Psychologyen
dc.subject1702 Cognitive Sciencesen
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.titleViewing anti-immigrant hate online: An application of routine activity and Social Structure-Social Learning Theoryen
dc.title.serialComputers in Human Behavioren
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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