Social compensation or social enhancement? A path model connecting rejection sensitivity and loneliness for Chinese online dating applications users

S Yang, V Huang, L Zhong, X Liu, R Zhong - Computers in Human …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rejection-sensitive people may find online dating an ideal way to explore romantic
relationships because of its relatively low social cost and their high control of impression …

A functionalist approach to online trolling

L Nitschinsk, SJ Tobin, EJ Vanman - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Online trolling is often linked to sadism and psychopathy. Yet, little research has assessed
why people high in these traits seek online environments to achieve their nefarious goals …

Loneliness moderates the relationship between Dark Tetrad personality traits and internet trolling

K Masui - Personality and Individual Differences, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the influence of Dark Tetrad (DT) personality traits and
loneliness on internet trolling behavior. Five hundred and thirteen participants (51.1 …

Associations between the dark triad of personality and unspecified/specific forms of Internet-use disorder

C Sindermann, R Sariyska, B Lachmann… - Journal of behavioral …, 2018 - akjournals.com
Background and aims Despite indications that the dark triad of personality might be
associated with Internet-use disorder (IUD), research about these associations is lacking …

Do trolls just want to have fun? Assessing the role of humor-related traits in online trolling behavior

G Navarro-Carrillo, J Torres-Marín… - Computers in Human …, 2021 - Elsevier
This research has aimed to test whether “darker” humor-related dispositions can contribute
to the prediction of online trolling over and above the influence of dark personality traits. A …

Machiavellianism has a dimensional latent structure: Results from taxometric analyses

J Beller, S Bosse - Personality and Individual Differences, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite the importance of Machiavellianism, no study has examined the basic issue of its
latent status: Is Machiavellianism a dimensional or a categorical construct? Or equivalently …

[PDF][PDF] The Dark Triad returns: Entertainment preferences and antisocial behavior among narcissists, Machiavellians, and psychopaths

KM Williams, A McAndrew, T Learn… - Poster presented at …, 2001 - academia.edu
This study was designed to examine the relationship between three personality types
(narcissism, psychopathy, and machiavellianism), entertainment preferences, and anti …

Psychopathy, sadism, empathy, and the motivation to cause harm: New evidence confirms malevolent nature of the Internet Troll

E March - Personality and Individual Differences, 2019 - Elsevier
Internet trolling is a disruptive, antisocial online behaviour that can cause significant distress.
The current study attempted to, for the first time, include all previous significant predictors of …

Psychological profiling of hacking potential

J Gaia, B Ramamurthy, G Sanders, S Sanders… - 2020 - scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu
This paper investigates the psychological traits of individuals' attraction to engaging in
hacking behaviors (both ethical and illegal/unethical) upon entering the workforce. We …

Male and female face of Machiavellianism: Opportunism or anxiety?

A Czibor, ZP Szabo, DN Jones, AN Zsido, T Paal… - Personality and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The relationship between Machiavellianism and emotion management features is highly
debated. In our study we try to clarify the controversial findings by highlighting the role of …