Abstract
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. © 2025 The Authors.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 104118 |
| Journal | Information & Management |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Online published | 7 Feb 2025 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2025 |
Funding
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.
Research Keywords
- Attitudinal ambivalence
- Bystander effect
- Cyberbullying
- Doxing
- General deterrence theory
- Polynomial regression and response surface analysis
Publisher's Copyright Statement
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