The Relationship between Dark Triad Personality Traits and Sexting Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults across 11 Countries.
Mara MorelliFlavio UrbiniDora BianchiRoberto BaioccoElena CattelinoFiorenzo LaghiPiotr SorokowskiMichał MisiakMartyna DziekanHeather HudsonAlexandra MarshallThanh Truc T NguyenLauren MarkKamil KopeckyRené SzotkowskiEzgi Toplu DemirtaşJoris Van OuytselKoen PonnetMichel WalraveTingshao ZhuYa ChenNan ZhaoXiaoqian LiuAlexander VoiskounskyNataliya BogachevaMaria IoannouJohn SynnottKalliopi Tzani-PepelasiVimala BalakrishnanMoses OkumuEusebius SmallSilviya Pavlova NikolovaMichelle DrouinAntonio ChirumboloPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
The present study provided empirical evidence that different sexting behaviors were predicted by Dark Triad Personality Traits, showing a relevant role of Machiavellianism in all kinds of investigated sexting behaviors. Research, clinical, and education implications for prevention programs are discussed.