Why do teammates hurt me? Uncovering affective and cognitive mechanisms of intra-team toxic behavior in multiplayer online battle arena (opens in new tab)

Toxic behavior is pervasive in the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) and poses a threat to building a civil online environment. While considerable scholarly attention has been devoted to understanding the factors that predict toxic behavior, there is a paucity of research that focuses on intra-team toxic behavior and comprehensively examines its psychological occurrence mechanism from affective and cognitive aspects. To address these gaps, the present research investigates the influence ...