Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Peer-reviewed Medical Quarterly
e-ISSN 2588-2570
p-ISSN 2588-2562
Outline
Relationship between the dark triad personality and cyber bullying in student internet users
Authors
1Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran
2Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Sarvin Ansar Hossain, Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran, Tel: +98 9146148562 Email: [email protected]
Published online:Apr 29, 2015
Article type:Research Article
Received:Dec 15, 2014
Accepted:Apr 14, 2015
How to Cite:Hajlo N, Ghasemi Nejad MA, Jangi S, Ansar Hossain S. Relationship between the dark triad personality and cyber bullying in student internet users. J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci. 2015;19(1):e70716. doi: https://doi.org/10.22110/jkums.v19i1.2241
Abstract
Background: Cyber bullying is defined as a series of deliberate and repeated sadistic behaviors which occur through such tools as computer, phone and other electronic devices. The current study was aimed to determine to what extent the dark triad personality predicts the phenomenon of cyber bullying among the youth.
Methods: For this investigation, 200 internet users were selected through snowball sampling and data were obtained by the questionnaires sent via e-mail.
Results: The results of investigation indicated that all dark triad personality traits (Machiavellianism, Psychopath and Narcissism) had a significantly positive relationship with cyber bullying. Also, Machiavellianism and Psychopath personality traits were respectively the strongest variables in predicting cyber bullying.
Conclusion: all dark triad personality traits have the ability to predict cyber bullying phenomenon.
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