The Forms of Online Revenge: Scale Development

Summary

Revenge behaviors have recently taken a new form due to the arrival of new communication technologies. That is, when individuals have been wronged, they now have the medium of social media platforms to get back at their offender. Online revenge offences can take different forms. For example, individuals can post private and undisclosed information, they can post private pictures or spread rumors online. Up to date, no tool has been developed to measure the possible ways one can enact revenge online and this research plans to remedy to this gap in the literature.

The goal of this study is to develop a scale that captures the width and breadth of the possible ways that people may use social media sites in order to get back at an offender. Participants will have the option to recall and explain online revenge accounts that they have engaged in, been victim of, or witnessed on social media platforms. The scale developed based on this study will enable scholars to study the consequences associated with online revenge.

Eligibility

Currently recruiting participants: No

Eligible ages: 6 to 99

Accepts healthy participants: Yes

Inclusion criteria:

The participants will have to have capacity of giving consent in order to participate.

Exclusion criteria:

The participants who do not use any forms of social media platforms will not be able to answer our survey.

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Additional information

Contact information

Susan D. Boon sdboon@ucalgary.ca Department of Psychology University of Calgary 2500 University Dr NW Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Mélanie Paulin mpaulin@ucalgary.ca Department of Psychology University of Calgary 2500 University Dr NW Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 tel. 1-403-220-8229

Principal investigator:

Susan Boon

Clinical trial:

No

REB-ID:

REB16-2146