Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Year: 2023
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Exploring the Dark Side of Cyberbullying: Personality Traits and Their Predictive Role among Adolescents and Adults
Chloe Min
ABSTRACT:
Cyberbullying is a common phenomenon that has only increased over the years. It has affected a wide demographic, but this paper primarily focuses on adolescents and adults. It will also explore how personality traits, specifically the Big Five and Dark Triad, impact being able to predict perpetrators and victims. The Big Five model is a foundational personality model commonly used in psychological research, which breaks down personalities into Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. On the other hand, the Dark Triad consists of the traits of Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy, which are typically associated with negative characteristics. It was found in many studies that many, if not all, of the Dark Triad had a positive correlation to cyberbullying, regardless of age. However, psychopathy and machiavellianism emerged as the stronger predictor of cyberbullying of the three.
keywords: Cyberbullying, Personality Traits, Big Five, Dark Triad, Demographic Trends, Psychological Research