The role of motivations in shaping hostile and pro-social intentions on social media

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Brief Overview

How does processing disagreements influence hostility? Results from a survey-experiment suggest that motives to accurately infer others’ thoughts and feelings decrease hostility compared to motives to accurately assess facts or confirm one’s opinion.

Author

• Lea Pradella, Aarhus University