Dark Personality Traits and Online Behaviors

Portuguese Versions of Cyberstalking, Online Harassment, Flaming and Trolling Scales

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15505089
AutoresÂngela Leite (0000-0003-0560-1756, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, autor de correspondencia), Susana Cardoso (0000-0002-9866-933X, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro), Ana Paula Monteiro (0000-0002-4082-1474, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro)
Año2023
Volumen20
Número12
Páginas6136-6136
Fecha de publicación2023-06-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20126136
PMID37372723
OpenAlexW4380988040
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas51

The main objective of this study is to assess moderation effects of online behaviors between personality traits and addiction to Internet. To this end, four instruments were validated for Portuguese version through confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory factor analysis (Study 1) Multiple regression analysis was applied to examine the personality predictors of specific online behaviors while controlling for gender and age; and moderation effects were assessed (Study 2). Results showed good psychometric properties for the four validated scales. Machiavellianism is positively associated with all the dimensions of this study. Psychopathy is positively associated with total Cyberstalking, Cyberstalking Control, Flaming and Trolling. Narcissism is positively associated with all the dimensions, except Online Harassment and Flaming. Machiavellianism is positively associated with Addiction to Internet through Cyberstalking, Flaming and Trolling. Psychopathy is positively associated with Addiction to Internet through Cyberstalking Control and Flaming. Narcissism is also positively associated with Addiction to Internet through Cyberstalking and Trolling. This study demonstrates that dimensions of the dark triad of personality play an important role in Internet addiction through online behaviors. The results of this study have theoretical and practical implications: on the one hand, they reinforces the findings of other studies showing that dimensions of the dark personality triad play an important role in Internet and social network addition, contributing to the literature; and, on the other hand, on a practical level, they allow to conduct awareness campaigns in communities, schools, and work to understand that one can be exposed to unpleasant situations due to behaviors that some people with personality traits of Machiavellianism, narcissism and/or psychopathy that may cause problems affecting the mental, emotional and psychological health of others

Addiction · Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Dark triad · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Harassment · Machiavellianism · Moderation · Narcissism · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychopathy · The Internet · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment