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| | '''Cyberbullying''' is [[bullying]] committed using the [[internet]], specifically defined as repeated and deliberate acts of harm and harassment against specific individuals carried out via information technology networks. It is the single biggest abhorrence plaguing the internet to this day. As committed by adults, cyberbullying is more severe than [[trolling]], which is by its definition short-term and/or indiscriminate, and is by definition systematic, long-term and personalized; one-off hostile remarks do not count. | | '''Cyberbullying''' is [[bullying]] committed using the [[internet]], specifically defined as repeated and deliberate acts of harm and harassment against specific individuals carried out via information technology networks. It is the single biggest abhorrence plaguing the internet to this day. As committed by adults, cyberbullying is more severe than [[trolling]], which is by its definition short-term and/or indiscriminate, and is by definition systematic, long-term and personalized; one-off hostile remarks do not count. |
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| − | Cyberbullying may include false accusations, stalking, impersonation and identity theft, threats, and hate "art", richly-designed media targeting specific individuals. Cyberbullies often use illegal means to hide their identities, making it difficult to punish them, by legal processes or otherwise. | + | Cyberbullying may include false accusations, [[stalking]], impersonation and identity theft, threats, and hate "art", richly-designed media targeting specific individuals. Cyberbullies often use illegal means to hide their identities, making it difficult to punish them, by legal processes or otherwise. |
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| − | == Dark Triad personality traits and cyberbullying ==
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| − | ''See also:'' [[Dark Triad personality traits]]
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| − | The three [[Dark Triad personality traits|Dark Triad personality subtypes]] are [[narcissism]], [[Machiavellianism]] and [[psychopath]].<ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36256568/ Rethinking aversive personality: Decomposing the Dark Triad traits into their common core and unique flavors], ''Journal of Personality''. 2022 Oct 18. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12785. Online ahead of print.</ref> Overall, the Dark Triad personality traits share certain features, such as emotional coldness, duplicity, and aggressiveness.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/science/dark-triad Dark triad - psychology], Encylopedia Britannica</ref> The dark-triad personality traits are found to be more prominent in men than in women.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/science/dark-triad Dark triad - psychology], Encylopedia Britannica</ref>
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| − | "The “Dark Triad” [[personality]] traits are a toxic amalgamation of various negative traits and behaviors, such as they are domineering, violent, volatile, manipulative, remorseless, cynical, [[deceit]]ful, etc."<ref>[https://archive.md/ElEdd#selection-245.0-245.56 How to Identify And Deal With a “Dark Triad” Personality]</ref>
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| − | === Studies relating to Dark Triad personality traits and cyberbullying ===
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| − | *[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36478940/ Dark triad and cyber aggression among Chinese adolescents during COVID-19: A moderated mediation model], ''Frontiers in Psychology'', 2022
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| − | *[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34149547/ The Nexus of the Dark Triad Personality Traits With Cyberbullying, Empathy, and Emotional Intelligence: A Structural-Equation Modeling Approach], ''Frontiers in Psychology'', 2021
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| − | *[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32788334/ Dark Triad Personality Traits in Cyber Aggression Among College Students], ''Violence and Victims'', 2020
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| − | *[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886914006473#:~:text=We%20focused%20on%2C%20besides%20Neuroticism,Psychopathy%2C%20Narcissism%2C%20and%20Machiavellianism. Dark Triad personality traits and adolescent cyber-aggression], ''Personality and Individual Differences'', 2015
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| − | == References ==
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| | [[Category:Bullying]] | | [[Category:Bullying]] |
| | [[Category:Internet]] | | [[Category:Internet]] |
| | [[Category:Crimes]] | | [[Category:Crimes]] |
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| | + | ==External links== |
| | + | * [[Wikipedia]] has [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=12&ved=0CFUQFjALahUKEwi7iY666srIAhVVLIgKHRsrDXY&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCyberbullying&usg=AFQjCNH_0gYJBwBJ47bV1v4527XEeiap1w&sig2=UC7zEpsXpwHfDufnStF-4Q a fairly comprehensive and accurate page] as of now. |