o tai gal tu tiesiog psichopatu neerzink? nes maza ka… On 2014-02-16 09:59:09 +0000, KEdas said: > Čia mokslo vyrai apie jus studiją atliko ir nustatė, kad trolinimas yra > būdingas psichopatams, sadistams ir kitiems psichiniams ligoniams. > Kreipkitės į daktarus, gerkite vaistus, o ne užsislėpę po keliolika > nikų savo kompleksus rodykite. > http://science.slashdot.org/story/14/02/15/1852235/psychologists-internet-trolls-are-narcissistic-psychopathic-and-sadistic? > > > Gero skaitymo ir veiksmingo gydymo! > > "Chris Mooney reports at Slate that research conducted by Erin Buckels > of the University of Manitoba confirmed that people who engage in > internet trolling are characterized by personality traits that fall in > the so-called Dark Tetrad: Machiavellianism (willingness to manipulate > and deceive others), narcissism (egotism and self-obsession), > psychopathy (the lack of remorse and empathy), and sadism (pleasure in > the suffering of others). In the study, trolls were identified in a > variety of ways. One was by simply asking survey participants what they > 'enjoyed doing most' when on online comment sites, offering five > options: 'debating issues that are important to you,' 'chatting with > others,' 'making new friends,' 'trolling others,' and 'other.' The > study recruited participants from Amazon's Mechanical Turk website and > two measures of sadistic personality were administered (PDF): the Short > Sadistic Impulse Scale and the Varieties of Sadistic Tendencies Scale. > Only 5.6 percent of survey respondents actually specified that they > enjoyed 'trolling.' By contrast, 41.3 percent of Internet users were > 'non-commenters,' meaning they didn't like engaging online at all. So > trolls are, as has often been suspected, a minority of online > commenters, and an even smaller minority of overall Internet users. > Overall, the authors found that the relationship between sadism and > trolling was the strongest, and that indeed, sadists appear to troll > because they find it pleasurable. 'Both trolls and sadists feel > sadistic glee at the distress of others. Sadists just want to have fun > ... and the Internet is their playground!' The study comes as websites > are increasingly weighing steps to rein in trollish behavior but the > study authors aren't sure that fix is a realistic one. 'Because the > behaviors are intrinsically motivating for sadists, comment moderators > will likely have a difficult time curbing trolling with punishments > (e.g., banning users),' says Buckels. 'Ultimately, the allure of > trolling may be too strong for sadists, who presumably have limited > opportunities to express their sadistic interests in a > socially-desirable manner.' Perhaps posting rights should only be > unlocked if you pass a test."