A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Targets of Online Hate: Examining Determinants of Victimization among Young Finnish Facebook Users




AuthorsRäsänen Pekka, Hawdon James, Holkeri Emma, Näsi Matti, Keipi Teo, Oksanen Atte

PublisherSpringer Publishing Company

Publication year2016

JournalViolence and Victims

Volume31

Issue4

First page 708

Last page725

Number of pages18

ISSN0886-6708

eISSN1945-7073

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00079(external)


Abstract

Drawing from routine activity theory (RAT), this article seeks to determine the crucial factors contributing to youth victimization through online hate. Although numerous studies have supported RAT in an online context, research focusing on users of particular forms of social media is lacking. Using a sample of 15- to 18-year-old Finnish Facebook users (n = 723), we examine whether the risk of online hate victimization is more likely when youth themselves produced online hate material, visited online sites containing potentially harmful content, and deliberately sought out online hate material. In addition, we examine whether the risk of victimization is higher if respondents are worried about online victimization and had been personally victimized offline. The discussion highlights the accumulation of online and offline victimization, the ambiguity of the roles of victims and perpetrators, and the artificiality of the division between the online and offline environments among young people.



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