@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between the Dark Triad and bullying among Chinese adolescents: the role of social exclusion and sense of control",
journal="Frontiers in psychology",
year="2023",
author="Huang, Yongqi and Gan, Xiong and Jin, Xin and Rao, Shijie and Guo, Binbin and He, Zijian and Wei, Zixu",
volume="14",
number="",
pages="e1173860-e1173860",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Abundant evidence has proved the association between the Dark Triad and bullying. However, the underlying mechanisms of this relationship are still not fully understood. Based on the temporal need-threat model, three studies were designed to explore the mediating role of social exclusion and sense of control in this research. <br><br>METHODS: In study 1 we recruited 571 Chinese adolescents (M(age) = 14.53, SD = 0.716) to participate in a cross-sectional study. And two experiments were respectively designed in Study 2 (N = 88) and Study 3 (N = 102) to verify the effects of real and cyber social exclusion on adolescent bullying behavior. <br><br>RESULTS: Study 1 showed that social exclusion and sense of control would play the serial mediating role in the relationship between the Dark Triad and bullying (except social exclusion as a mediator between the Dark Triad and cyberbullying). Study 2 and 3 showed that adolescents with high Dark Triad show lower sense of control and more bullying behavior after experiencing social exclusion. <br><br>DISCUSSION: These findings extend the research on the Dark Triad and bullying by providing a solid empirical foundation and intervention strategies to avoid bullying so that the problem can be rationally and scientifically approached.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-1078",
doi="10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1173860",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1173860"
}