(Image Source: Pixabay/The Debrief) What exactly is a Psychopath? Ultimately, 94 Polish citizens agreed to participate and complete the personality surveys.Įxamining survey responses through regression analysis, researchers found that only a single personality trait provided a statistically significant predictor for engaging in online hate – psychopathy. Researchers also included a “Satisfaction with Life Scale” and constructed a “Scale of Frustration” in questionnaires. Once researchers had identified hateful and non-hateful statements, they invited commenters to complete a survey that measured a host of personality traits, including the “Dark Triad:” Narcissism, Psychopath, and Machiavellianism. I think s/he wasn’t sufficiently prepared for this tournament. “It’s alright, we keep our fingers crossed, next time s/he will do better! ” was an example of a positive non-hateful comment shared in the study.īy comparison, an example of a negative but non-hateful comment provided by researchers was: “ Considering the moderately good results throughout this season, during Olympic Game s/he performed rather badly.
Researchers say they also examined positive and negative “non-hateful” statements directed at the Olympians. Sorokowski and his team identified hateful comments as being “statements expressing a negative, insulting attitude toward sports players evaluative but not including constructive criticism.” An example of a hateful comment provided in the study was: “ Representing our country while being so ugly should be banned. To establish a personality profile for online haters, researchers examined the characteristics of people who posted hateful and non-hateful comments about Polish athletes during the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. It may be derogatory without in any way referring to the social position of a given person or object and/or aiming at diminishing the social position of a group,” researchers note. “Online hating…does not necessarily consist in expressing a disparaging opinion about a social group. Researchers defined “online hating” as a distinctive behavior whereby a person directs hate speech toward another they do not personally know, such as public figures or other online users. Piotr Sorokowski of the Institute of Psychology in Poland, very little has been done to examine what he and his colleagues call: “online hating.” When it comes to understanding the personalities behind those who post hateful online comments, the vast majority of past studies have examined behaviors such as “trolling” – deliberately trying to upset people online – or cyberbullying.
(Image Source: Pixabay/The Debrief) Identifying “Online Haters” With this recent study, published in the journal Frontiers of Psychology, the correlation between antisocial personality disorders and derogatory internet behavior suggests countering online hate may not be an easy task. With people’s lives becoming further digitized due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, many researchers have noted sharp increases in online bullying and hateful comments in online chats. Unfortunately, the social web’s dispassionate distance also provides a venue for people to express hateful and derogatory comments and views easily. There are plenty of examples of how this unparalleled connectivity has allowed people to stay in touch with relatives, friends, and foster long-distance relationships that previously wouldn’t have been possible. Today’s internet and social media platforms offer people the ability to express their opinions on literally anything. Recently published research finds that “online haters” or people who post hateful comments on online forums and social media demonstrate high levels of personality disorder traits associated with psychopathy.
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