Dark triad personality and cyber-aggression: the mediation of antisocial behaviour
<p>The present study aims to investigate the mediating effect of antisocial behaviour on</p><p>the relationship between the dark triad personality and cyber-aggression. The study had</p><p>three research objectives which it to inv...
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| Format: | thesis |
| Language: | eng |
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2023
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| Online Access: | https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=9813 |
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| Summary: | <p>The present study aims to investigate the mediating effect of antisocial behaviour on</p><p>the relationship between the dark triad personality and cyber-aggression. The study had</p><p>three research objectives which it to investigate the mediating effects of antisocial</p><p>behaviour on the relationship between (1) Machiavellianism, (2) Psychopathy, and (3)</p><p>Narcissism on the different types of cyber-aggression (impulsive-appetitive, impulsiveaversive,</p><p>controlled-appetitive, controlled-aversive). The present study is a quantitative</p><p>research which uses a cross-sectional research design to collect data from</p><p>undergraduate students who were currently enrolled in either a public or private</p><p>university in Malaysia, at least 18 years old, and actively uses social media daily. The</p><p>present study used the Dirty Dozen Scale, Subtypes of Antisocial Behaviour Scale, and</p><p>Cyber-Aggression Typology Questionnaire which were distributed using the online</p><p>survey method. In total, 266 responses were analyzed using Structural Equation</p><p>Modelling. The results show that there were no mediation effects of antisocial</p><p>behaviour on the relationships between Machiavellianism and narcissism with all forms</p><p>of cyber-aggression. However, mediating effects of antisocial behaviour have been</p><p>found on the relationship between psychopathy and impulsive-appetitive cyberaggression</p><p>(ab =.524, p <.001), impulsive-aversive cyber-aggression (ab =.489, p</p><p><.001), controlled-appetitive cyber-aggression (ab =.552, p <.001), and controlledaversive</p><p>cyber-aggression (ab =.519, p <.001). The results could be used by mental</p><p>health professionals to design intervention plans. The results suggest that individuals</p><p>with high levels of psychopathy would only engage in cyber-aggressive acts if they are</p><p>involved in antisocial behaviours, effectively making it a risk factor. Therefore, mental</p><p>health professionals could formulate intervention plans which focus on antisocial</p><p>behaviour to prevent cyber-aggression amongst individuals with high levels of</p><p>psychopathy. As only direct relationships were found between Machiavellianism and</p><p>narcissism and all forms of cyber-aggression, mental health professionals should</p><p>consider this relationship when trying to identify individuals at risk of engaging in</p><p>cyber-aggression.</p> |
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