TY - JOUR
T1 - Empathy, self-control, and online harassment
T2 - A partial test of Agnew's social concern theory
AU - Choi, Jaeyong
AU - Kruis, Nathan
AU - Lee, Julak
N1 - Funding Information:
This study uses data originally collected by S. Choi and Lee (2009) in a study of online deviance in South Korea funded by the Korean Institute of Criminology. A stratified multistage cluster sample of 1091 (585 males and 505 females) was drawn from 12 elementary schools (5th graders and 6th graders respectively) and 12 middle schools (7th graders) between August and September of 2009. These elementary schools and middle schools were randomly selected, reflecting the proportion of schools in the four regional districts in Seoul. The research team visited one classroom per each grade from each school chosen and implemented a group-administered survey. As a result, the research team administered self-reported surveys in 36 classes. Students were asked about their internet use, offending, and victimization experiences in the online environment, and how they perceived different aspects of online activities. A total of 1091 surveys were collected and used in this study. Information regarding the overall design of the study and details regarding the sampling techniques can be found in S. Choi and Lee (2009) .
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PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - In conceptualizing Social Concern Theory, Robert Agnew argued that social concern can serve as a protective factor against crime and influence the relationship between traditional correlates of crime (e.g., low self-control) and patterns of criminal offending. The current study provides a partial test of Social Concern Theory by examining the effect of one element of social concern (i.e., empathy) on online harassment perpetration among a sample of 1091 South Korean adolescents. Consideration is given to both the direct and indirect effects of social concern (i.e., empathy) on online harassment perpetration, as well as the potential interaction effects between social concern and low self-control. Consistent with theoretically-driven propositions, the results from multivariate modeling show that there are direct and indirect effects of social concern (i.e., empathy) on online harassment perpetration. Inconsistent with theoretical underpinnings, results suggest that social concern has no effect on the relationship between low self-control and online harassment perpetration.
AB - In conceptualizing Social Concern Theory, Robert Agnew argued that social concern can serve as a protective factor against crime and influence the relationship between traditional correlates of crime (e.g., low self-control) and patterns of criminal offending. The current study provides a partial test of Social Concern Theory by examining the effect of one element of social concern (i.e., empathy) on online harassment perpetration among a sample of 1091 South Korean adolescents. Consideration is given to both the direct and indirect effects of social concern (i.e., empathy) on online harassment perpetration, as well as the potential interaction effects between social concern and low self-control. Consistent with theoretically-driven propositions, the results from multivariate modeling show that there are direct and indirect effects of social concern (i.e., empathy) on online harassment perpetration. Inconsistent with theoretical underpinnings, results suggest that social concern has no effect on the relationship between low self-control and online harassment perpetration.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107402
DO - 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107402
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85134233400
SN - 0747-5632
VL - 136
JO - Computers in Human Behavior
JF - Computers in Human Behavior
M1 - 107402
ER -