Violence on Reddit support forums unique to r/NoFap
Masturbation abstinence practices have returned to the USA in the form of semen retention communities. Followers on one of these male, anti-masturbation forums, "NoFap," on Reddit (denoted "r/NoFap"), have engaged in homicidal behaviors that appear to be linked to these sexual be...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2024
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Deviant behavior
Año: 2024, Volumen: 45, Número: 4, Páginas: 602-618 |
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| Sumario: | Masturbation abstinence practices have returned to the USA in the form of semen retention communities. Followers on one of these male, anti-masturbation forums, "NoFap," on Reddit (denoted "r/NoFap"), have engaged in homicidal behaviors that appear to be linked to these sexual beliefs and practices. This study uses a systematic search on r/NoFap and two control forums (r/pornfree, and r/stopdrinking) to define a corpus of violent content. The study's goals were to describe the nature of threats on r/NoFap and suggest whether the violence might be attributable to sexual deprivation or false beliefs that non-sexual targets caused their violent urges. Of the 421 violent posts identified from September 2011 to September 2022, r/NoFap contained the majority (94.3%). Violent threats on r/NoFap mostly targeted pornographers, women, scientists, specific persons, or any person (i.e. homicidal "rage"). Violent threats against r/NoFap’s own followers were growing most quickly. Violent posts were well-supported with upvotes by other followers in r/NoFap. These data are important because NoFap may represent a growing threat for real-world violence. |
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| Notas: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 612-616 |
| Descripción Física: | Diagramme |
| ISSN: | 1521-0456 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01639625.2023.2280795 |
