Right in time with the exodus of academics from Twitter, the article I wrote together with @msaeltzer.bsky.social and Sébastien Boyer is finally published! 😁
Find the open access article here:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/lsq.12486
Find the open access article here:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/lsq.12486
Comments
· Male and female MPs use similar levels of incivility (critical and insulting language) on Twitter and receive more critical responses when using critical tweets.
· Interestingly, female MPs can slightly reduce insulting responses by using more insulting language themselves, suggesting a gendered pattern of self-defense.