Dark tetrad, perceived anonymity, social support and cyberflashing perpetration among young adults
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2024
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UMT.Lahore
Abstract
The current study aimed to find out the relationship among dark tetrad, perceived anonymity, social support and cyberflashing perpetration among young adults. The main study was carried out on 200 participants (Men= 110, Women= 90) with an age range of 19-35 years (M= 22.41, SD= 3.08) the scales used to measure study variables were Short Dark-Tetrad Scale (Buckels, Paulhus, & Jones, n.d.) Perceived Anonymity Scale (Hite, Voelker, & Robertson, n.d.). Social Support Scale (Cohen & Hoberman, 1983). Sexting Behavior Scale (Morelli, Bianchi, Baiocco, Pezzuti, & Chirumbolo, 2023) The results showed significant correlations between the Dark Tetrad, perceived anonymity, social support, and cyberflashing perpetration among young adults. Social support was negatively correlated with the Dark Tetrad, perceived anonymity, and cyberflashing perpetration. The Dark Tetrad and perceived anonymity significantly predicted cyberflashing perpetration, while social support was a negative predictor. A gender difference was found, with men more likely to be perpetrator of cyberflashing, though the effect size was small. These findings were discussed in relation to existing literature.