Online aggression

1. Online Aggression
Dr.Suresh Kumar Murugesan PhD
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2. About the Presenter
● Dr.Suresh Kumar Murugesan is a passionate Professor, Researcher
and Mental Health Practitioner from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
● At present he is Heading the department of Psychology, The
American College, Madurai and Adjunct Professor of School of
Behavioural Sciences and Education at TAU
● He is very keen in learning new research studies in behavioural
Sciences and open to learn.
● His ultimate aim is to make impression in the field of Knowledge
● His area of specializations are Psychometry, Positive
Psychotherapy
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3. Disclaimer
● This presentation is prepared for learning
purpose only and all the images and pictures
used in this presentation are taken from google
image search.
● Due recognition was given to all the material
collected from the various sources.
● Any name or reference is missed kindly bring it to
the notice of the presenter for inclusion.
● Email - sureshkumar800@yahoo.com Thank you
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4. Introduction
● The use of the internet and online virtual
environments has become increasingly
popular in modern time.
● Of individuals age 3-17 years, 61.6%
access the internet.
● Internet use seems to peak among
populations of 18-34 year olds with
79.9% of individuals accessing the
internet.
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5. Internet Usage
A recent Pew Research Center analysis
found that 95% of teens aged 13–17 have
access to a smartphone, and 45% of
teens report going online almost
constantly, with 44% reporting using the
Internet several times a day.
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6. Popular sites
The most popular platforms and
sites used among teens include
YouTube (85% report using),
Instagram (72%), Snapchat
(69%), Facebook (51%), and
Twitter (32%) (Anderson & Jiang,
2018).
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7. Teen
Thirty-five percent of teens most often
use Snapchat, 15% most often use
Instagram, and 10% most often use
Facebook.
Teens also text frequently: 90% of teens
with access to smartphones reported they
used their phones to exchange text
messages (Lenhart, 2015).
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8. Aggression
● angry feelings or behaviour that make a person want to attack other
people.
● the act of starting a fight without reasonable cause.
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9. Aggression ● Aggression is broadly defined as a behavior or
disposition that is forceful, hostile or attacking.
● This behavior may occur as a form of retaliation or may
even occur without provocation.
● Aggression can take on a number of different forms
such as verbal communication through yelling at another
individual, or physically by engaging in some type of
physical violence.
● Aggression can be direct behaviors such as hitting,
kicking, biting, and pushing to name a few.
● Additionally, aggression can take on an indirect form like
teasing, bullying, spreading rumors, name-calling, or
ignoring someone.
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10. Online Aggression
Online aggression is defined as any act of aggression, or a behavior
intended to harm another person who does not wish to be harmed, that
takes place using electronic media (DeWall, Anderson, & Bushman, 2013;
From: Child and Adolescent Online Risk Exposure, 2021.
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11. Online aggression in social media
has attracted a lot of attention not
only in the broader public but also
in academia (e.g. Cicchirillo et al.
2015; Sydnor 2018).
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12. Studies show that offending,
defaming, or threatening online
comments posted by Internet
users fundamentally negatively
affect the targeted persons’ well-
being, social harmony, and
democratic outcomes (e.g.
Anderson et al., 2014; Bauman,
2013; Kwon and Gruzd, 2017).
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13. Williams and Guerra (2007) found
that poor familial relationships,
low-level parental monitoring,
and poor school climate are
linked to younger users' internet
aggressive behaviors.
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14. Research also demonstrated that
individuals' online aggressive behaviors
are consistent with their offline
aggressive behaviors.
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15. Fear of COVID-19 would be a
positive correlate of online
aggressive behavior, consistent
with general findings on negative
affect and aggression (Jiang,
2012; Song, 2019).
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16. Specifically, the direct effect of fear of COVID-19 on
online aggressive behavior was only significant for
males, and only for relational aggressive behavior.
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17. Types
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18. Zhao and Gao (2012) posit that aggression may be overt (i.e.,
direct aggression) or relational (i.e., indirect aggression), in which
the former pertains to confrontational acts whereas the latter more
encompasses social gossip and interpersonal damage.
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20. Causes
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21. Causes
Causes of Aggressive Behaviour (both online and offline)
● physical health
● mental health
● family structure
● relationships with others
● work or school environment
● societal or socioeconomic factors
● individual traits
● life experiences etc
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22. Signs
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23. Signs of
Passive
Aggression
● frequently criticizing or protesting
● being disagreeable or irritable
● procrastinating or being forgetful
● performing tasks inefficiently
● acting hostile or cynical
● acting stubborn
● blaming others
● complaining about being unappreciated
● displaying resentment over the demands of
others etc
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24. Effect
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25. Effect of
Aggression
● Difficulties interacting appropriately at work, in school,
and in social environments
● Loss of a social network
● Troubled parent-child relationship
● School expulsion
● Unemployment
● Drug and alcohol use and abuse
● Drug overdose or alcohol poisoning
● Increased risk of injury
● Law violations and legal troubles
● Self-harm
● Suicide or violence
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26. Coping

27. Coping Strategies
● being aware of the aggressive behavior
● identifying possible reasons for the passive-aggressive behavior
● thinking clearly before act
● taking a break before reacting to situations that make upset
● staying optimistic
● being honest with others and expressing feelings in a healthy way
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28. Reference 1. https://aclanthology.org/W19-3520.pdf
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e=1472&context=etd
4. Chelsea Olson, Amy Bellmore, in Child and Adolescent
Online Risk Exposure, 2021.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/online-
aggression
5. Front. Psychol., 15 February 2021 |
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.589615
6. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2015 May 1; 18(5):
260–267. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2014.0568
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