Incel forum users arrive angry—and their language gets more extreme over time

Incel forum users arrive angry—and their language gets more extreme over time

A study of prolific users on incel forums found that these individuals express more anger in their comments than users on other comparable social media platforms. However, they did not express greater sadness. The researchers also found that many users were already using incel-specific vocabulary when they joined the forum, suggesting that their exposure to incel ideology likely occurred elsewhere on the internet. The study was published in the …

PsyPost: Incel forum users arrive angry—and their language gets more extreme over time | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

PsyPost: Incel forum users arrive angry—and their language gets more extreme over time. “A study of prolific users on incel forums found that these individuals express more anger in their comments than users on other comparable social media platforms. However, they did not express greater sadness. The researchers also found that many users were already using incel-specific vocabulary when they joined the forum, suggesting that their exposure to …