Evaluate the collective function of references cited together in a given text segment.
Classify their combined role into one of the following categories: 'method', 'background', or 'result'.

Text:Peña and Brody (2014) demonstrated that both reactions mainly occur when deviant posts are perceived as reflecting negatively on their recipient. These authors further argue that through hiding and unfriending the deviate, recipients of deviant messages strive to distance themselves from the deviate. Thereby, they seek to reduce the negative effects the behavior has on them. Similarly, research on group schisms has shown that identity subversion as an outcome of norm-deviant behavior motivates group members to distance themselves from the behavior by leaving the group (e.g., Sani & Todman, 2002). In their recent literature review, Nicholls and Rice (2017) outline several additional reactions to online deviance.
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