The internet’s dark side

a literature review on antissocial online behaviour

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2024.1.39859

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antisocial behavior, internet, aggressiveness, social interaction.

Abstract

The study aimed to conduct a systematic literature review on antisocial online behavior. The objective was also to categorize these behaviors and observe related psychosocial aspects. To this end, a qualitative synthesis was used, including quantitative studies published between 2016-2020 in the Scopus, PsycInfo, Pepsic, and Scielo databases. 25 studies fitted the analyzes. The results demonstrated the existence of four antisocial online behavior categories: cyberbullying, trolling, sexual antisocial behavior, and cyberstalking. The dark tetrad (narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and sadism) was the most consistent predictor of these categories among studies. The research fulfilled the proposed purposes, filling two literature gaps: The lack of categorization of antisocial online behavior; and the scarcity of Brazilian studies on the topic.

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Author Biographies

Isabella Silva Santos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), em João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.

Master in Social Psychology and Graduated in Psychology from the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), in João Pessoa, PB, Brazil. PhD student in Social Psychology at the same institution.

Carlos Eduardo Pimentel, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), em João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.

Doutor em Psicologia Social, do Trabalho e das Organizações (PSTO) pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB) em Brasília, DF, Brasil; mestre em Psicologia Social e Graduado em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), em João Pessoa, PB, Brasil. Professor da UFPB, em João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.

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2024-02-16

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Silva Santos, I., & Pimentel, C. E. (2024). The internet’s dark side: a literature review on antissocial online behaviour. Psico, 55(1), e39859. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2024.1.39859

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