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Specific psychological traits motivate individuals to engage in cyberbullying.

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Multiple recent studies confirm that specific psychological traits, such as Dark Triad personality characteristics and impulsivity, strongly motivate and predict individuals' engagement in cyberbullying perpetration.

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The retrieved papers consistently support the claim that distinct psychological traits, particularly the Dark Triad (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) and associated impulsivity or aggression, motivate individuals to engage in cyberbullying perpetration. The balance of evidence clearly supports the claim.

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Functional and dysfunctional impulsivity mediates the relationships between 'Dark Triad' traits and cyberbullying perpetration.
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Park MS, Billieux J, Raj S, Lee MC, Geoffrey DS, Nuyens F. Functional and dysfunctional impulsivity mediates the relationships between 'Dark Triad' traits and cyberbullying perpetration.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2321

Paper [1] demonstrates that Dark Triad personality traits and dysfunctional impulsivity are significantly associated with cyberbullying perpetration.

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From Online Aggression to Offline Silence: A Longitudinal Examination of Bullying Victimization, Dark Triad Traits, and Cyberbullying.
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Zhang S, Wang J, Gan X, Pu J. From Online Aggression to Offline Silence: A Longitudinal Examination of Bullying Victimization, Dark Triad Traits, and Cyberbullying.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15111583

Paper [4] examines the longitudinal relationship between dark triad personality traits, victimization, and cyberbullying perpetration.

Effects of Machiavellianism on Cyberbullying Perpetration: Serial Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support and Problematic Internet Use Among University Students.
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Javed M, Zubair A, Bakhtawar Niazi N, Aslam I. Effects of Machiavellianism on Cyberbullying Perpetration: Serial Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support and Problematic Internet Use Among University Students.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.11621/pir.2025.0306

Paper [5] identifies Machiavellianism as a significant positive predictor of cyberbullying perpetration.

Correlates of relative bullying roles among youth.
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Belen H. Correlates of relative bullying roles among youth.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-33239-5

Paper [6] highlights specific personality and psychological factors, including Dark Triad traits, as differential risk factors associated with bullying roles.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 7701 Aug 2026
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