TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Dark triad and cyber aggression among Chinese adolescents during COVID-19: a moderated mediation model
JO  - Frontiers in psychology
A1  - Zhang, Zhen
A1  - Bian, Shengnan
A1  - Zhao, Hui
A1  - Qi, Chunhui
SP  - e1011123
EP  - e1011123
VL  - 13
IS  - 
N2  - During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of online learning has become a necessary choice for students, and would increase the probability of cyber aggression (CA). Despite the relationship between Dark Triad and CA previous was explored in previous research, the underlying psychological mechanism of CA in adolescents is still unclear. The current study aimed to examine the mediating role of moral disengagement (MD) and the moderating of gender in the relationship between Dark Triad and CA. A sample consists of 501 Chinese adolescents (246 females; 255 males) between the ages of 11 ~ 20. Participants completed the Dirty Dozen Scale, Moral Disengagement Scale, and Cyber Aggressive Behavior Scale. <br><br>RESULTS show that higher levels of dark personality were associated with higher levels of MD and CA. Moral disengagement partially mediated this positive effects of dark personality on CA. Moreover, gender moderated the mediation model. Specially, the positive relationship between dark triad personality and CA was stronger among females adolescents. These findings advance the understanding of how dark triad personality induces Chinese adolescents' cyber aggressive behavior.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-1078
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1011123
ID  - ref1
ER  -