A multi-method investigation of the personality correlates of digital aggression

Abstract Digital aggression (DA) refers to the use of computer-mediated technologies to harm others. A handful of previous studies have provided mixed results regarding the personality correlates of DA. We clarified these findings by analyzing the associations between three measures of DA (behavioral, Twitter, and self-report) and the Big Five traits using data from 1167 undergraduate participants. Big Five personality trait measures predicted all three DA measures, but results varied across particular assessments of DA. These results point to possible moderators and potentially important differences within the broader construct of DA.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Journal of Research in Personality

• Publication date

  2020-04-01

• Fields of study

  Computer Science, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.jrp.2020.103923
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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