A Conceptual Paper of Dark Triad Personality and Cyberbullying Issues among University Students

Cyberbullying has become a growing issue alongside the rise of technology and social media.In Malaysia, the prevalence of cyberbullying is particularly concerning.University students are at heightened risk due to their extensive use of the internet for academic and social purposes.Therefore, this concept paper examines the relationship between Dark Triad personality traits (Narcissism, Psychopathy and Machiavellianism) and cyberbullying among university students and also discussing the concepts behind it and finding from previous research.The methodology involved using databases such as ScienceDirect, Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar to examine the relationship between Dark Triad personality traits and cyberbullying among university students including both international and local perspectives.Finding from international studies consistently demonstrate clear associations between Dark Triad personality traits and cyberbullying, However, in contrast finding from local studies reveal inconsistencies and appear less cohesive, with limited research exploring within Malaysian contexts, particularly among university students.These discrepancies underscore the need for further investigation to address the variation and provide a further understanding of how these personality traits influence cyberbullying behaviors.