A systematic literature review of the relationship between dark personality traits and antisocial online behaviours

Moor, Lily; Anderson, Joel

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.02.027

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“…One study showed that DT traits are related to sexting behaviors and found a significant relationship between all three DT traits and sext dissemination [ 88 ], with Machiavellianism being the strongest predictor. Other authors found that Machiavellianism was a positive predictor of unsolicited explicit images [ 89 ], narcissism predicted higher levels of social activity in the online community and more self-promoting content in several aspects of the social networking [ 74 ], while psychopathy was associated with risky behavior, including antisocial sexual activities [ 90 ]. As a matter of fact, literature investigating the relationship between the DT traits and sexting, in its multifaced expressions, appears limited and in need of further exploration.…”

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The Relationship between Dark Triad Personality Traits and Sexting Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults across 11 Countries

Morelli

Urbini

Bianchi

et al. 2021

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Background: Sexting is an increasingly common phenomenon among adolescents and young adults. Some studies have investigated the role of personality traits in different sexting behaviors within mainstream personality taxonomies like Big Five and HEXACO. However, very few studies have investigated the role of maladaptive personality factors in sexting. Therefore, the present study investigated the relationship between Dark Triad Personality Traits and experimental (i.e., sharing own sexts), risky (i.e., sexting under substance use and with strangers), and aggravated sexting (i.e., non-consensual sexting and sexting under pressure) across 11 countries. Methods: An online survey was completed by 6093 participants (Mage = 20.35; SDage = 3.63) from 11 different countries which covered four continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, and America). Participants completed the Sexting Behaviors Questionnaire and the 12-item Dark Triad Dirty Dozen scale. Results: Hierarchical regression analyses showed that sharing own sexts was positively predicted by Machiavellianism and Narcissism. Both risky and aggravated sexting were positively predicted by Machiavellianism and Psychopathy. Conclusions: The present study provided empirical evidence that different sexting behaviors were predicted by Dark Triad Personality Traits, showing a relevant role of Machiavellianism in all kinds of investigated sexting behaviors. Research, clinical, and education implications for prevention programs are discussed.

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The Relationship between Dark Triad Personality Traits and Sexting Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults across 11 Countries

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“…As for psychopaths, they are often impulsive, reckless, and more willing to engage in antisocial online behaviors [ 38 ], as well as using social media platforms, where they can express their hostile and aversive attitudes without fear of punishment [ 39 ]. As for Machiavellians, they tend to demonstrate strategic planning in social interactions, employing more self-presentation tactics on social media platforms [ 40 ].…”

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Selfitis Behavior: Assessing the Italian Version of the Selfitis Behavior Scale and Its Mediating Role in the Relationship of Dark Traits with Social Media Addiction

Monacis

Griffiths

Limone

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Research on selfie-related behavior has recently flourished. The present study expands theoretical and empirical work on phenomenon by assessing the psychometric properties of the Selfitis Behavior Scale among an Italian sample and by examining its unexplored mediating role in the relationships between dark triad traits and social media addiction. A total of 490 participants (53.1% females) completed a self-report survey including socio-demographics, the Selfitis Behavior Scale (SBS), the Short Dark Triad Scale (SD3), and the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS). Results showed the SBS had a five-factor structure with good psychometrics properties in terms of reliability coefficients and measurement invariance across gender. In addition, findings from the path model supported the mediating role of selfitis behavior in the relationships of narcissism and psychopathy with social media addiction. Machiavellianism was found to be unrelated to selfitis behavior and social media addiction. The model shed light into the previous inconsistent findings on the associations between dark triad traits and social media addiction by taking into account the key role of selfitis behavior as an underlying mechanism. The findings may explain individual differences in personality traits associated with co-dependence (i.e., the combination of the dependence on self and others and social media addiction).

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“…Individuals with high levels of Machiavellianism are lack of empathy and good at strategy and manipulation (Jonason et al, 2013a;Akram et al, 2018); psychopathy is characterized by impulsivity, lack of control, interpersonal antagonism and deficits in affect (Palmer et al, 2017;Akram et al, 2018); narcissism involves a sense of excellence, selfabsorbed, and entitlement (Jonason et al, 2013b;Sabouri et al, 2016). The general view is that the Dark Triad personality traits represent the malevolent side of human nature and thus are inherently maladaptive and accompanied by negative psychosocial consequences (e.g., aggression, delinquency, and cyberbullying; Muris et al, 2017;Moor and Anderson, 2019).…”

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The Relationship Between Childhood Neglect and Malevolent Creativity: The Mediating Effect of the Dark Triad Personality

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In addition to what we know as benevolent creativity, which involves originality and usefulness, creativity also includes malevolent creativity, which involves the application of creative ideas to intentionally harm others. This study aimed to explore the environmental and individual predictors of malevolent creativity. We investigated the relationship among childhood neglect, Dark Triad personality traits and malevolent creativity and examined the mediating role of Dark Triad personality. A large sample (N = 991) of Chinese undergraduate students completed the childhood neglect scale, the 12-item Dirty Dozen and the Malevolent Creativity Behavior Scale. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that childhood neglect was positively related to individual malevolent creativity, and the Dark Triad partially mediated this relationship. Additionally, gender differences were found, such that childhood neglect had a stronger effect on malevolent creativity through the Dark Triad among males than females. The results were discussed from the perspectives of life history theory and social information processing theory.

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A systematic literature review of the relationship between dark personality traits and antisocial online behaviours

Cited by 142 publications

References 58 publications

The Relationship between Dark Triad Personality Traits and Sexting Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults across 11 Countries

The Relationship between Dark Triad Personality Traits and Sexting Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults across 11 Countries

Selfitis Behavior: Assessing the Italian Version of the Selfitis Behavior Scale and Its Mediating Role in the Relationship of Dark Traits with Social Media Addiction

The Relationship Between Childhood Neglect and Malevolent Creativity: The Mediating Effect of the Dark Triad Personality

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