Gylfason Haukur Freyr, Sveinsdottir Anita Hrund, Vésteinsdóttir Vaka, Sigurvinsdottir Rannveig
Department of Business, Reykjavik University, 102 Reykjavik, Iceland.
Department of Psychology, Reykjavik University, 102 Reykjavik, Iceland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 26;18(11):5722. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18115722.
Personality factors, such as the Dark Tetrad personality factors (Machiavellianism, narcissism and sadism) relate to greater online trolling. Other personality factors, such as the Big Five Personality factors, honesty-humility and negative social potency, may also play a role in cyberbullying, which is an aggressive behavior similar to trolling. The purpose of this study was to predict Facebook trolling behavior based on personality factors. A total of 139 participants completed a survey on their online behavior and personality factors. Online trolling behavior positively correlated with sadism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism, and negatively correlated with agreeableness, conscientiousness and honesty-humility. A hierarchical linear regression showed that sadism, Machiavellianism and negative social potency were the only unique predictors of online trolling behavior. Trolling was unrelated to the frequency of Facebook use and the frequency of commenting. Enjoyment of trolling fully mediated the relationship between Machiavellianism and the trolling behavior. The results thus suggested that Facebook trolling behaviors may be motivated by enjoying the manipulation of others.
人格因素，如黑暗三性格因素（马基雅维利主义、自恋和虐待狂）与更多的网络恶搞行为相关。其他人格因素，如大五人格因素、诚实谦逊和消极社交效能，也可能在网络欺凌中起作用，网络欺凌是一种类似于恶搞的攻击性行为。本研究的目的是基于人格因素预测脸书恶搞行为。共有139名参与者完成了一项关于他们网络行为和人格因素的调查。网络恶搞行为与虐待狂、精神病态和马基雅维利主义呈正相关，与宜人性、尽责性和诚实谦逊呈负相关。分层线性回归表明，虐待狂、马基雅维利主义和消极社交效能是网络恶搞行为仅有的独特预测因素。恶搞行为与脸书使用频率和评论频率无关。享受恶搞行为完全中介了马基雅维利主义与恶搞行为之间的关系。因此，结果表明脸书恶搞行为可能是出于享受对他人的操控。
