Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 41-45 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
| Volume | 140 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Psychology
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