{"id":1646,"date":"2013-09-12T19:07:09","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T00:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithonthecouch\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2013-09-12T19:07:09","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T00:07:09","slug":"researchers-call-internet-trolls-everyday-sadists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithonthecouch\/2013\/09\/researchers-call-internet-trolls-everyday-sadists\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers call Internet Trolls “Everyday sadists”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Most of the time, we try to avoid inflicting pain on others \u2014 when we do hurt someone, we typically experience guilt, remorse, or other feelings of distress. But for some, cruelty can be pleasurable, even exciting. New research suggests that this kind of everyday sadism is real and more common than we might think.The researchers hope that these new findings will help to broaden people\u2019s view of sadism as an aspect of personality that manifests in everyday life, helping to dispel the notion that sadism is limited to sexual deviants and criminals\u2026..<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2026.Buckels and colleagues are continuing to investigate everyday sadism, including its role in online trolling behavior.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTrolling culture is unique in that it explicitly celebrates sadistic pleasure, or \u2018lulz,'\u201d says Buckels. \u201cIt is, perhaps, not surprising then that sadists gravitate toward those activities.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

And they\u2019re also exploring vicarious forms of sadism, such as enjoying cruelty in movies, video games, and sports.<\/em><\/p>\n

The researchers believe their findings have the potential to inform research and policy on domestic abuse, bullying, animal abuse, and cases of military and police brutality.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is such situations that sadistic individuals may exploit for personal pleasure,\u201d says Buckels. \u201cDenying the dark side of personality will not help when managing people in these contexts.\u201d\u00a0 MORE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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