Evidence is growing that forms of incivility-e.g. aggressive and disrespectful behaviors, harassment, hate speech and outrageous claims-are spreading in the population of social networking sites' (SNS) users. Online social networks such as Facebook allow users to regularly interact with known and unknown others, who can behave either politely or rudely. This leads individuals not only to learn ...

Student incivility is defined as rude and disruptive behavior that, when left unaddressed, may spiral into aggressive or violent behavior. Nursing faculty are challenged by uncivil student behavior and many are underprepared to deal with its effects. Some faculty members consider leaving nursing education because of the serious toll that incivility often takes on their personal and professional...

One of the most studied fields in deliberative research is (in)civility Internet-based political discussions on issues common concern. Uncivil behaviour demonstrated by participants online communication has various forms and negative effects process outcomes e-deliberation as well deliberators’ reactions attitudes, which have been predominantly investigated Western democracies. However, this is...