Hate Speech as an Indicator for the State of the Society

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<jats:p> Abstract. Previous research indicates that user comments serve as exemplars and thus have an effect on perceived public opinion. Moreover, they also shape the attitudes of their readers. However, studies almost exclusively focus on controversial issues if they explore the consequences of user comments for attitudes and perceived public opinion. The current study wants to find out if hate speech attacking social groups due to characteristics such as religion or sexual orientation also has an effect on the way people think about these groups and how they think society perceives them. Moreover, we also investigated the effects of hate speech on prejudiced attitudes. To explore the hypotheses and research questions, we preregistered and conducted a 3 × 2 experimental study varying the amount of hate speech (none/few/many hateful comments) and the group that was attacked (Muslims/homosexuals). Results show no effects of the amount of hate speech on perceived public opinion for both groups. However, if homosexuals are attacked, hate speech negatively affects perceived social cohesion. Moreover, for both groups, we find interaction effects between preexisting attitudes and hate speech for discriminating demands. This indicates that hate speech can increase polarization in society. </jats:p>
Autoren
  • Svenja Schäfer
  • Michael Sülflow
  • Liane Reiners
DOI
10.1027/1864-1105/a000294
eISSN
2151-2388
ISSN
1864-1105
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
1
Zeitschrift
Journal of Media Psychology
Sprache
en
Paginierung
3 - 15
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2022
Status
Published
Herausgeber
Hogrefe Publishing Group
Herausgeber URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000294
Datum der Datenerfassung
2023
Titel
Hate Speech as an Indicator for the State of the Society
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
34

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