Objective This research seeks to clarify the association between online trolling and sadistic
personality, and to provide evidence that the reward and rationalization processes at work in …

In two online studies (total N= 1215), respondents completed personality inventories and a
survey of their Internet commenting styles. Overall, strong positive associations emerged …

Internet trolling is commonly defined as disruptive online behavior, intended to provoke and
distress others for amusement. Previous research has shown that gender (specifically …

Online trolling is of particular concern due to the harmful negative outcomes its victims
experience. The current study sought to explore and extend the personality profile of Internet …

This research has aimed to test whether “darker” humor-related dispositions can contribute
to the prediction of online trolling over and above the influence of dark personality traits. A …

Internet trolling is a disruptive, antisocial online behaviour that can cause significant distress.
The current study attempted to, for the first time, include all previous significant predictors of …

Trolling behaviours on social networking sites (SNSs) are problematic for other computer
mediated communication users, as the psychological effects of experiencing trolling online …

Research assessing online trolling—a behavior designed to trigger or antagonize other
users for entertainment—has largely focused on identifying individual differences that …

This experiment examined the influence of Dark Personalities in trolling behaviour towards
popular and less popular Facebook profiles. One-hundred and thirty-five participants were …

Cyberbullying and internet trolling are both forms of online aggression or cyberharassment;
however, research has yet to assess the prevalence of these behaviors in relationship to …