TY - JOUR
T1 - An integrated model of ambivalence and deterrence of bystander inaction in delegitimizing doxing
AU - Li, Yang Jun
AU - He, Zhi Zhi
AU - Cheung, Christy M.K.
AU - Shen, Xiao Liang
AU - Lee, Matthew K.O.
N1 - This work was substantially supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No 72301028, 72274144, 72311540158), the Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation of the Ministry of Education, China [22YJA870013], a fellowship award from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No HKBU SRFS2021-2H03), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China.
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PY - 2025/4
Y1 - 2025/4
N2 - Our study seeks to explain bystander inaction by guiding the regulation of delegitimizing doxing. We develop a contextualized research model by integrating attitudinal ambivalence theory and general deterrence theory. Our results innovatively uncover three congruence effects describing how positive and negative appraisals are combined to determine bystander inaction. Moreover, perceived SNS deterrence weakens the negative impact of attitudinal univalence on bystander inaction. As one of the pioneering empirical inquiries into delegitimizing doxing, our study contributes to theory and practice related to bystander intervention in delegitimizing doxing.
AB - Our study seeks to explain bystander inaction by guiding the regulation of delegitimizing doxing. We develop a contextualized research model by integrating attitudinal ambivalence theory and general deterrence theory. Our results innovatively uncover three congruence effects describing how positive and negative appraisals are combined to determine bystander inaction. Moreover, perceived SNS deterrence weakens the negative impact of attitudinal univalence on bystander inaction. As one of the pioneering empirical inquiries into delegitimizing doxing, our study contributes to theory and practice related to bystander intervention in delegitimizing doxing.
KW - Attitudinal ambivalence
KW - Bystander effect
KW - Cyberbullying
KW - Doxing
KW - General deterrence theory
KW - Polynomial regression and response surface analysis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.im.2025.104118
DO - 10.1016/j.im.2025.104118
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85217661044
SN - 0378-7206
VL - 62
JO - Information and Management
JF - Information and Management
IS - 3
M1 - 104118
ER -
