Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2018
School
Psychology
Abstract
The current study empirically investigates the relationships between the Dark Triad personality traits and cyber-aggression among adolescents (14–18 year old). The sample consisted of 324 participants aged 14–18 (M = 16.05, SD = 1.31). Participants completed the Short Dark Triad (SD3) as a measure of the Dark Triad personality traits, the Facebook Intensity Scale and a scale to measure cyber-aggression. Structural equation modelling was applied to investigate the relationships. Results show that only Facebook intensity and psychopathy significantly predict cyber-aggression, when controlling for age and gender. Findings are discussed regarding the potential importance to further study Dark Triad traits, and psychopathy in particular, in the context of adolescent cyber-aggression.
Publication Title
Psychological Assessment
Volume
30
Issue
7
First Page
847
Last Page
856
Recommended Citation
Mathias, C. W.,
Stanford, M. S.,
Lang, Y.,
Goros, M.,
Charles, N. E.,
Sheftall, A. H.,
Mullen, J.,
Hill-Kapturczak, N.,
Acheson, A.,
Olvera, R. L.,
Dougherty, D. M.
(2018). A Test of the Psychometric Characteristics of the BIS-Brief Among Three Groups of Youth. Psychological Assessment, 30(7), 847-856.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/16892
Comments
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: "A Test of the Psychometric Characteristics of the BIS-Brief Among Three Groups of Youth," which has been published in final form at 10.1037/pas0000531.