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The Malevolent Side of Revenge Porn Proclivity: Dark Personality Traits and Sexist Ideology

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  • Afroditi Pina

    (School of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK)

  • James Holland

    (School of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK)

  • Mark James

    (School of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK)

Abstract

This paper presents a novel study, exploring a form of technology facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) known as revenge porn. Despite its emerging prevalence, little is known about the characteristics of revenge porn perpetrators. In the current study, a revenge porn proclivity scale was devised to examine participants' behavioural propensity to engage in revenge porn. One hundred adults, aged 18-54, were recruited online from a community sample. The correlational relationship between revenge porn proclivity and the self-reported endorsement of the Dark Triad, sadism, and ambivalent sexism was examined. Additional proclivity subscales of revenge porn enjoyment and revenge porn approval were also created. The study's main findings revealed a positive correlation between a greater behavioural propensity to engage in revenge porn and higher levels of the Dark Triad and ambivalent sexism. Moreover, endorsement of psychopathy was found to be the only Dark Triad trait that independently predicted revenge porn proclivity. The results suggest that perpetrators of revenge porn may have distinct personality profiles. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

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  • Afroditi Pina & James Holland & Mark James, 2017. "The Malevolent Side of Revenge Porn Proclivity: Dark Personality Traits and Sexist Ideology," International Journal of Technoethics (IJT), IGI Global, vol. 8(1), pages 30-43, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jt0000:v:8:y:2017:i:1:p:30-43
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    1. Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Ignacio & Heras-González, Purificación, 2020. "How are universities using Information and Communication Technologies to face sexual harassment and how can they improve?," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).

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