Predicting internet trolling with sel-esteem and the dark triad

• Main Authors: Jose, Joshua K., Santos, Paolo Miguel P., Garcia, Gabbrielle D., Jean, Hamin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Online trolling; Self-esteem; Narcissism; Machiavellianism (Psychology)
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9425
• Institution: De La Salle University

Internet trolling has started to become a more common phenomenon due to the popularity and accessibility of various online mediums. This study aims to determine why individuals display trolling behaviors. The independent variables will be divided into two models, the first model would only be self-esteem and the second will be variables from the dark triad (Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy). A hierarchical regression analysis was done to compare the first and second model. The results show that Narcissism and Psychopathy had a significant effect on internet trolling as it shows that people who lack empathy are more prone to displaying trolling behavior. Internet trolling could be related to Pakikiramdam, as trolling mostly revolves around the lack of empathy of individuals.