The Dark Tetrad, cybervictimization, and cyberbullying: The role of moral disengagement

Abstract Cyberbullying is a form of antisocial online behaviors. Perpetration intentional and repeated harm inflicted through electronic devices associated with dark personality traits may be caused by morally impaired reasoning. In the current study, we investigated associations between Dark Tetrad (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, sadism), cybervictimization, cyberbullying. We also examined intervening role moral disengagement in relationship Two hundred fifty-one adults (72.6% women) participated an on-line study. Correlational analysis indicated that all were higher cyberbullying cybervictimization (except narcissism as predictor cybervictimization). Moral was positively related to sadism cybervictimization. Controlled for covariance appeared Moreover, did not account