Socioeconomic status and online shaming: The mediating role of belief in a just world

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Highlights:

• Individuals with higher socioeconomic status are more inclined to engage in online shaming.

• Belief in a just world contributes to online shaming.

• Belief in a just world further mediates the relationship between socioeconomic status and online shaming.

摘要

•Individuals with higher socioeconomic status are more inclined to engage in online shaming.•Belief in a just world contributes to online shaming.•Belief in a just world further mediates the relationship between socioeconomic status and online shaming.

论文关键词:Online shaming,Socioeconomic status,Belief in a just world,Social media,Internet

论文评审过程:Received 8 March 2017, Revised 9 June 2017, Accepted 1 July 2017, Available online 4 July 2017, Version of Record 8 July 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.07.003