Young people engaging in anti-social behavior online seek social approval, study finds

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 13:13 in Psychology & Sociology

Young adults engage in online anti-social behavior for fun and social approval, and those who perpetrate this behavior tend to have lower cognitive empathy scores than average, according to a new study published this week in PLOS ONE by Felipe Bonow Soares of University of the Arts London, UK, and colleagues.

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