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Impact Of Anonymity And Social Modeling: Online Aggression In Emerging Adults And Their Religious And Political Ideologies, Adam Zimmerman
Impact Of Anonymity And Social Modeling: Online Aggression In Emerging Adults And Their Religious And Political Ideologies, Adam Zimmerman
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This dissertation investigated online aggression in emerging adults to understand the contextual power of anonymity and social modeling. Emerging adults are characterized as undergoing a period of identity exploration, instability, self-focus, transition, and possibility (Arnett, 2004). Given the importance of identity development at this stage of the lifespan, this research explored religiosity/spirituality and political ideology; two pivotal belief systems that are introspectively evaluated and molded in emerging adults as they separate their identities from their world views (Barry & Nelson, 2004). Furthermore, this dissertation sought to apply religiosity/spirituality and political ideology to the previously established link of anonymity and social …