Relation between anonymity and readiness to violent behavior on the internet

Ciljevi rada bili su ispitati razlike u spremnosti na činjenje nasilja preko interneta u situacijama različitih razina anonimnosti, utvrditi spolne razlike u spremnosti na činjenje nasilja preko interneta u situacijama različitih razina anonimnosti i u stvarnom činjenju i doživljavanju nasilja preko interneta te ispitati razlike u razini samopoštovanja s obzirom na spremnost na činjenje nasilja u različitim razinama anonimnosti. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od N = 345 sudionika te dva poduzorka od N = 68 i N = 83 sudionika. Rezultatima istraživanja utvrđeno je kako su osobe spremnije na činjenje nasilja u situaciji kada nisu anonimne. Spolne razlike utvrđene su u spremnosti na činjenje nasilja u situacijama djelomične i potpune anonimnosti pri čemu su na nasilje bile spremnije osobe muškog spola. Spolne razlike u stvarnom činjenju i doživljavanju nasilja preko interneta nisu utvrđene. Nisu utvrđene ni razlike u razini samopoštovanja u spremnosti na činjenje nasilja s obzirom na različite razine anonimnosti.The main objectives of study were to examine the differences in willingness to commit violence over the internet in situations with different levels of anonymity, to determine gender differences in willingness to commit violence over the internet in situations with different levels of anonymity, in bullying and victimization over the internet and also to examine the differences in the level of self-esteem in situations with different levels of anonymity. The study was conducted on a sample of N = 345 participants and two subsamples of N = 68 and N = 83 participants. Results have shown that people are more willing to commit violence in a situation where they are not anonymous. Gender differences were found in the willingness to commit violence in situations of partial and complete anonymity with males being more willing on doing so under said circumstances. Sex differences in the real life bullying and victimization over the internet have not been established. Differences in the level of self-esteem in willingness to act violently via internet in situations with different levels of anonymity were also not found