Exploring cyberbullying and cybervictimization among sports fans on Sina Weibo: the roles of personality traits and fan identity
Mengting Chen; Eng Wah Teo; Sau Cheong Loh · 2026 · Scientific Reports
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Abstract
Abstract Cyberbullying and cybervictimization have become widespread phenomena on social media platforms, particularly in emotionally charged environments such as sports fandom. While prior research has emphasized the role of individual personality traits, the influence of social identification—specifically, fan identity—on these behaviors remains underexplored, especially within Chinese digital communities, such as Sina Weibo. Grounding the study in the Social Identity Model of Deindividuation Effects, we theorize that platform affordances, such as anonymity and group salience, amplify identi
Abstract by Mengting Chen; Eng Wah Teo; Sau Cheong Loh, Scientific Reports (2026) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: DOAJ · DOI 10.1038/s41598-026-48637-6