The face of technology-facilitated aggression in New Zealand : exploring adult aggressors' behaviors Edgar Pacheco and Neil Melhuish
By: Pacheco, Edgar.
Contributor(s): Melhuish, Neil.
Material type: ArticlePublisher: Emerald Insight, 2021Description: electronic document (21 pages) ; PDF file & HTML.Subject(s): Netsafe | IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE | AGGRESSION | Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 | ONLINE HARASSMENT | TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE | YOUNG PEOPLE | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: DOI: 10.1108/978-1-83982-848-520211006 (Ch. 6 - Open access) | eBook (Open access) In: The Emerald International Handbook of Technology Facilitated Violence and Abuse (pp. 103-124)Summary: The nature and extent of adults’ engagement in diverse manifestations of Technology-Facilitated aggression is not yet well understood. Most research has focused on victimization. When explored, engagement in online aggression and abuse has centered on children and young people, particularly in school and higher education settings. Drawing on nationally representative data from New Zealand adults aged 18 and over, this chapter explores the overall prevalence of online aggression with a focus on gender and age. Our findings support the need to also understand adult aggressors’ behaviors to better address the distress and harm caused to targets through digital communications. The chapter discusses the implications of the results for policy and practice and proposes some directions for future research (Author's abstract). The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online This handbook features theoretical, empirical, policy and legal analysis of technology facilitated violence and abuse (TFVA) from over 40 multidisciplinary scholars, practitioners, advocates, survivors and technologists from 17 countries. Follow the link to read other chapters. Record #7237Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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In: The Emerald International Handbook of Technology Facilitated Violence and Abuse (pp. 103-124).
The nature and extent of adults’ engagement in diverse manifestations of Technology-Facilitated aggression is not yet well understood. Most research has focused on victimization. When explored, engagement in online aggression and abuse has centered on children and young people, particularly in school and higher education settings. Drawing on nationally representative data from New Zealand adults aged 18 and over, this chapter explores the overall prevalence of online aggression with a focus on gender and age. Our findings support the need to also understand adult aggressors’ behaviors to better address the distress and harm caused to targets through digital communications. The chapter discusses the implications of the results for policy and practice and proposes some directions for future research (Author's abstract). The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online This handbook features theoretical, empirical, policy and legal analysis of technology facilitated violence and abuse (TFVA) from over 40 multidisciplinary scholars, practitioners, advocates, survivors and technologists from 17 countries. Follow the link to read other chapters. Record #7237