Publication details
The associations between cyberbullying and callous-unemotional traits among adolescents : The moderating effect of online disinhibition
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Personality and Individual Differences |
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| Web | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886918301910 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.04.001 |
| Keywords | Cyberbullying; Callous-unemotional traits; Callousness; Uncaring; Unemotional; Online disinhibition; Anonymity |
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| Description | 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. |