Understanding darkness: age, sex, and tech-proficiency in
knowledge and perceptions of technology-mediated abuse
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Title
Understanding darkness: age, sex, and tech-proficiency in
knowledge and perceptions of technology-mediated abuse
knowledge and perceptions of technology-mediated abuse
Subject
Keywords: intimate partner violence, romantic relationship, intrusion, abuse, social affordances
Description
This article examines how people understand technology-mediated abuse (TMA) between adult romantic partners. Because knowledge and
attitudes regarding sensitive issues are created and shaped via technology, users’ interpretations are crucial to understanding life-threatening
relational situations such as TMA. In this study, 551 individuals were recruited via community-based chain-referral sampling and asked to
describe TMA (e.g., online stalking, hacking, verbal attack, etc.). To varying degrees, age, sex, and technological proficiency each and also,
interactively predicted TMA perceptions. Findings showed that older (vs. younger) and male (vs. female) individuals understood different
technology-mediated behaviors as harmful when used by adult romantic partners.
attitudes regarding sensitive issues are created and shaped via technology, users’ interpretations are crucial to understanding life-threatening
relational situations such as TMA. In this study, 551 individuals were recruited via community-based chain-referral sampling and asked to
describe TMA (e.g., online stalking, hacking, verbal attack, etc.). To varying degrees, age, sex, and technological proficiency each and also,
interactively predicted TMA perceptions. Findings showed that older (vs. younger) and male (vs. female) individuals understood different
technology-mediated behaviors as harmful when used by adult romantic partners.
Creator
Jessica J. Eckstein
Source
https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmac013
Publisher
Oxford University Press on behalf of International Communication Association.
Date
29 June 2022
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Jessica J. Eckstein, “Understanding darkness: age, sex, and tech-proficiency in
knowledge and perceptions of technology-mediated abuse,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed October 31, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/8629.
knowledge and perceptions of technology-mediated abuse,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed October 31, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/8629.