Correlating self–report and trace data measures of incivility: A proof of concept
Publication: Social Science Computer Review, 584-599, 2018
Abstract
This study correlated self-report and trace data measures of political incivility. Specifically, we asked respondents to provide estimates of the degree to which they engage in uncivil political communication online. These estimates were then compared to computational measures of uncivil social media discussion behavior. The results indicated that those that self- disclose uncivil online behavior also tend to generate content on social media that is uncivil as identified by Google’s Perspective Application Programming Interface. Taken as a whole, this work suggests that combining self-report and behavioral trace data may be a fruitful means of developing multi-method measures of complex communication behaviors.
Keywords
incivility; political discussion; toxicity; survey; computational social sciences Manuscript word count (including body; citations; endnotes; tables and figures): 7
How to Cite
Hopp, T., Vargo, C., Dixon, L., & Thain, N. (2018). Correlating self–report and trace data measures of incivility: A proof of concept. Social Science Computer Review, Special Issue "Integrating Survey Data and Digital Trace Data." 38(5), 584–599. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439318814241
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