EXPLORING THE NEXUS: DARK TETRAD TRAITS, PERCEIVED ANONYMITY, AND CYBERFLASHING PERPETRATION IN YOUNG ADULTS

Abstract

The current study aimed to find out the relationship among dark tetrad, perceived anonymity and cyberflashing perpetration among young adults. The main study was carried out on 200 participants (Men= 110, Women= 90) with an age range of 19-35 years (M= 22.41, SD= 3.08) the scales used to measure study variables were Short Dark-Tetrad Scale (Buckels, Paulhus, & Jones, n.d.) Perceived Anonymity Scale (Hite, Voelker, & Robertson, n.d.),  Sexting Behavior Scale (Morelli et al, 2023) The results showed significant correlations between the Dark Tetrad, perceived anonymity and cyberflashing perpetration among young adults. The Dark Tetrad and perceived anonymity significantly predicted cyberflashing perpetration. A gender difference was found, with men more likely to be perpetrator of cyberflashing, though the effect size was small. These findings were discussed in relation to existing literature.