TY - JOUR
T1 - The associations between cyberbullying and callous-unemotional traits among adolescents
T2 - The moderating effect of online disinhibition
AU - Wright, Michelle F.
AU - Harper, Bridgette D.
AU - Wachs, Sebastian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2019/4/1
Y1 - 2019/4/1
N2 - The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential moderating role of online disinhibition in the associations between adolescents’ callous-unemotional traits (callousness, uncaring, unemotional) and anonymous and non-anonymous cyberbullying. To this end, 1047 (49.2% female) 7th and 8th graders completed questionnaires on their face-to-face bullying, cyberbullying, callous-unemotional traits, and online disinhibition. The findings revealed that increases in uncaring were more associated with self-reported non-anonymous and anonymous cyberbullying at higher levels of online disinhibition. The findings are discussed in the context of the characteristics associated with callous-unemotional traits, and how these characteristics increase adolescents’ risk of cyberbullying perpetration. Recommendations are made for tailoring intervention programs to consider adolescents’ personality traits.
AB - The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential moderating role of online disinhibition in the associations between adolescents’ callous-unemotional traits (callousness, uncaring, unemotional) and anonymous and non-anonymous cyberbullying. To this end, 1047 (49.2% female) 7th and 8th graders completed questionnaires on their face-to-face bullying, cyberbullying, callous-unemotional traits, and online disinhibition. The findings revealed that increases in uncaring were more associated with self-reported non-anonymous and anonymous cyberbullying at higher levels of online disinhibition. The findings are discussed in the context of the characteristics associated with callous-unemotional traits, and how these characteristics increase adolescents’ risk of cyberbullying perpetration. Recommendations are made for tailoring intervention programs to consider adolescents’ personality traits.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2018.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2018.04.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85045096250
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 140
SP - 41
EP - 45
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
ER -