Cyberbullying And Animal Abuse: A Comparison
An Animal Rights Article from All-Creatures.org

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Faunalytics
September 2017

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The authors note that the study not only confirms findings from others indicating that animal abusers are more likely to be perpetrators of traditional bullying but is also the first investigation to demonstrate a link between animal abuse and cyberbullying.

They also highlight results showing differences in genders, including findings that "males are almost four times more likely to be identified as an animal abuser than females,” “males reported significantly more general approval of aggression and stronger endorsement of the use of aggression for retaliatory purposes compared to their female counterparts,” and “male perpetrators expressed significantly more general approval of aggression, while female abusers endorsed aggression for retaliation.”

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