Dangerous minds? Effects of uncivil online comments on aggressive cognitions, emotions, and behavior

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Highlights：

• Exposure to uncivil comments leads to an increase in readers' hostile cognitions.

• Even one single uncivil comment could serve as a trigger for hostile cognitions.

• No (linear) increase with exposure to a higher proportion of incivility.

• No support for social modeling effects on readers' own incivility in comments.

摘要

•Exposure to uncivil comments leads to an increase in readers' hostile cognitions.•Even one single uncivil comment could serve as a trigger for hostile cognitions.•No (linear) increase with exposure to a higher proportion of incivility.•No support for social modeling effects on readers' own incivility in comments.

论文关键词：Social influence,Online comments,Incivility,Social modeling,Social learning,Conformity

论文评审过程：Received 13 November 2015, Revised 13 January 2016, Accepted 18 January 2016, Available online 3 February 2016, Version of Record 3 February 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.01.022