Christian Pieter Hoffmann
@cphoffmann.bsky.social
Prof @ University of Leipzig, Institute for Communication and Media Studies & Institute for Political Science (Private account & personal opinions, of course.)
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Having been on the other end of one of your signed reviews: well-deserved 😊
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Pandemic activism in comparative perspective: exploring the roles of populist attitudes, direct online political sources, and misinformation
Managing the COVID-19 pandemic required governments to act quickly with little input from legislatures, civil society, and citizens. This crisis created a critical opportunity for populists to fuel...
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📣New article with @shelleyboulianne.bsky.social in @icsjournal.bsky.social on digital media & pandemic activism. Information from political actors (e.g., parties) & engaging with perceived misinformation, but not populism relates to activism (on the left & right)
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Active vs. passive bystander reactions to online political hostility: the role of personality in counterspeech and silencing among German facebook users
Hostility is an important obstacle to constructive online political discourse. Combating online political hostility often involves mobilizing the behavior of bystanders. Bystanders can react active...
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The personality predictors of general political expression, counterspeech and silencing largely align. Our findings raise the question if counterspeech will actually be civil and contribute to a calmer, less heated political discourse. 3/3
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Counterspeech, but not silencing, is related to openness and low neuroticism. So less fearful individuals and those more open to new experiences are more likely to engage in active bystander reactions to online political hostility. 2/3
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Active vs. passive bystander reactions to online political hostility: the role of personality in counterspeech and silencing among German facebook users
Hostility is an important obstacle to constructive online political discourse. Combating online political hostility often involves mobilizing the behavior of bystanders. Bystanders can react active...
www.tandfonline.com
New & OA w/ @lutzid.bsky.social in @icsjournal.bsky.social: The role of personality in bystander reactions to online pol. hostility. We find that both active (counterspeech) & passive (silencing) reactions negatively relate to agreeableness & conscientiousness 1/3 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Christian Pieter Hoffmann, Christoph Lutz
Propensity for impression management, mostly in assertive or confrontative manner (often independent of political interest), predicts political engagement on Facebook, German research by @cphoffmann.bsky.social & @lutzid.bsky.social suggests:
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