Psychological Predictors Of Online And Offline Communication Rules In AdolescentsстатьяЭлектронная публикация
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Аннотация:From social psychology perspective, online communication allowing for more anonymity, impunity might be less polite, empathic and more aggressive than offline. Although cyberaggression is indeed rather frequent in adolescents, less is known about psychological factors of the difference between online and offline communication in different ages. Based on generation theory (Howe, Strauss, 1991), we use data from Russian population study of 1554 adolescents 12-17 years old, 736 youth 17-30 years old and 1105 parents of adolescents differentiating generations “X”, “Y” and “Z”. Participants appraised their compliance with communication rules online and offline, user activity and filled Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. All but 12-13 years old also filled Interpersonal Reactivity Index and the Tolerance Index. Generation “Z” demonstrates higher online-offline difference in communication rules comparing to “X” and “Y”. For any generation higher level of empathic perspective taking and concern as well as ethnic tolerance predict higher respect for communication rules online. In “Z” higher readiness to follow communication rules online is also related to lower anger and personal distress, in “Y” – with lower hostility and in “X” – with higher social tolerance. However, after adjusting for readiness to follow communication rules offline, only ethnic tolerance remains significant predictor in any generations while anger and empathic perspective taking predict readiness in “Z”. User activity was weak negative predictor of readiness to follow communication rules online, however, after adjusting for offline behavior, it remained significant for “Z” only. Possible psychological factors are discussed.