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Cyberbullying in Fandom

Jingning LinArthur Rubinstein State Music School Complex in Bydgoszcz* Jiajing LiuBASIS International School ShenZhen Eunice Yujia WangShanghai American School Wenxiao YingHangzhou Foreign Language School

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

Young fans of C-POP/K-POP (Chinese pop/Korean pop) are a huge part of users of social media and part of diverse fandom that has not only a strong sense of belonging to a community, but there are also serious issues. This study aims to investigate the elements of psychological motivations of cyberbullying in toxic Fandom and the characteristic feature of Cyberbullying in Fandom. This study included a thoroughly designed questionnaire, randomly collected samples, and reviews from previous research related to Cyberbullying. The result indicates that both Emotional Value and a Sense of Responsibility can be known as the factors that cause respondents to participate in Cyberbullying. Furthermore, the psychological effects and the solutions to the problems were also discussed in the research.

Keywords: cyberbullying; fandom; psychology; young generation; C-POP
Published: October 31, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/7/20230875
Volume: CHR Vol.7
pp. 179-192
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