Contagion of offensive speech online: An interactional analysis of political swearing

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Highlights：

• This study explained the contagion of offensive speech in online discussion.

• We analyzed large-scale datasets collected from a popular discussion forum.

• Various social interactional mechanisms (e.g., reciprocity and mimicry) were examined.

• We illustrated how individual-level offensive speech spirals into a toxic vernacular culture online.

摘要

•This study explained the contagion of offensive speech in online discussion.•We analyzed large-scale datasets collected from a popular discussion forum.•Various social interactional mechanisms (e.g., reciprocity and mimicry) were examined.•We illustrated how individual-level offensive speech spirals into a toxic vernacular culture online.

论文关键词：Swearing,Reciprocity,Mimicry,Online incivility,Contagion,Anti-social

论文评审过程：Received 8 May 2021, Revised 22 September 2021, Accepted 3 October 2021, Available online 6 October 2021, Version of Record 12 October 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107046