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Psychopathy and psychologically harmful online behaviours: The role of grandiose-manipulative and impulsive-lifestyle traits

December 14, 2025October 5, 2025

Summary by Jennifer Pink & Nicola Gray Research Study Highlights Individuals with higher scores on all the components of psychopathy measured by the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory reported trolling others (posting statements designed to provoke and upset others) and catfishing (pretending to be someone else in order to manipulate and trick others) and cyberstalking. Grandiose-manipulative traits … Read more

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