Predicting perpetration of intimate partner cyberstalking: Gender and the Dark Tetrad

The dark triad of personality: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy

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Introducing the Short Dark Triad (SD3): A Brief Measure of Dark Personality Traits

Jones, D. N., & Paulhus, D. L. (2014) · Assessment · doi:10.1177/1073191113514105 · Cited by 2,162

Trolls just want to have fun

Buckels, E. E., Trapnell, P. D., & Paulhus, D. L. (2014) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.016 · Cited by 919

Toward a taxonomy of dark personalities

Paulhus, D. L. (2014) · Current Directions in Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0963721414547737 · Cited by 711

Behavioral confirmation of everyday Sadism

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Contributions of psychopathic, narcissistic, Machiavellian, and sadistic personality traits to juvenile delinquency

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Different Provocations Trigger Aggression in Narcissists and Psychopaths

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Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Constructs

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The state of the art of stalking: Taking stock of the emerging literature

Spitzberg, B. H., & Cupach, W. R. (2007) · Aggression and Violent Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.avb.2006.05.001 · Cited by 382

The psychometric properties and utility of the Short Sadistic Impulse Scale (SSIS).

O’Meara, A., Davies, J., & Hammond, S. (2011) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/a0022400 · Cited by 364

Social networking site or social surveillance site? Understanding the use of interpersonal electronic surveillance in romantic relationships

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A test of two brief measures of the dark triad: The dirty dozen and short dark triad.

Maples, J. L., Lamkin, J., & Miller, J. D. (2013) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/a0035084 · Cited by 284

Stalkers and their victims

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BEING PURSUED: STALKING VICTIMIZATION IN A NATIONAL STUDY OF COLLEGE WOMEN*

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The Assessment of Sadistic Personality: Preliminary psychometric evidence for a new measure

Plouffe, R. A., Saklofske, D. H., & Smith, M. M. (2016) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.07.043 · Cited by 237

Is cyberstalking different?

Sheridan, L. P., & Grant, T. (2007) · Psychology Crime and Law · doi:10.1080/10683160701340528 · Cited by 236

Measures of Dark Personalities

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Stalking Behavior and the Cycle of Domestic Violence

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Stalking perpetrators and psychological maltreatment of partners: anger-jealousy, attachment insecurity, need for control, and break-up context

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The dark side of love: Love styles and the Dark Triad

Jonason, P. K., & Kavanagh, P. S. (2010) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.030 · Cited by 190

A Study of Women Who Stalk

Purcell, R., Pathé, M. T., & Mullen, P. E. (2001) · American Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.158.12.2056 · Cited by 153

Method behind the madness: An examination of stalking measurements

Fox, K. A., Nobles, M. R., & Fisher, B. S. (2010) · Aggression and Violent Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.avb.2010.12.004 · Cited by 118

The Influence of Prior Relationship, Gender, and Fear on the Consequences of Stalking Victimization

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Predicting Overt and Cyber Stalking Perpetration by Male and Female College Students

Ménard, K. S., & Pincus, A. L. (2011) · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · doi:10.1177/0886260511432144 · Cited by 110

A study of the predictors of persistence in stalking situations.

McEwan, T. E., Mullen, P. E., & MacKenzie, R. D. (2008) · Law and Human Behavior · doi:10.1007/s10979-008-9141-0 · Cited by 102

Netiquette within married couples: Agreement about acceptable online behavior and surveillance between partners

Helsper, E. J., & Whitty, M. T. (2010) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.chb.2010.02.006 · Cited by 98

Stalking: Patterns, motives, and intervention strategies

Miller, L. (2012) · Aggression and Violent Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.avb.2012.07.001 · Cited by 96

Sex Differences in Stalking and Obsessive Relational Intrusion: Two Meta-Analyses

Spitzberg, B. H., Cupach, W. R., & Ciceraro, L. D. L. (2010) · Partner Abuse · doi:10.1891/1946-6560.1.3.259 · Cited by 83

Social desirability, personality questionnaires, and the “better than average” effect

Pedregon, C. A., Farley, R. L., Davis, A., Wood, J. M., & Clark, R. D. (2011) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2011.10.022 · Cited by 80

Interpersonal surveillance over social network sites

Tokunaga, R. (2016) · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · doi:10.1177/0265407514568749 · Cited by 78

The Evolution of Stalking

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Machiavellianism, emotional manipulation, and friendship functions in women's friendships

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“It's Not Really Stalking If You Know the Person”: Measuring Community Attitudes That Normalize, Justify and Minimise Stalking

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Psychopathy, aggression, and cheating behavior: A test of the Cheater–Hawk hypothesis

Coyne, S. M., & Thomas, T. J. (2008) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2007.11.002 · Cited by 64

Psychopathy and stalking.

Storey, J. E., Hart, S. D., Meloy, J. R., & Reavis, J. A. (2008) · Law and Human Behavior · doi:10.1007/s10979-008-9149-5 · Cited by 58

Stalking and psychosexual obsession : psychological perspectives for prevention, policing and treatment

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Gender differences in stalking behaviour among juveniles

Purcell, R., Pathé, M. T., & Mullen, P. E. (2010) · Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology · doi:10.1080/14789940903572035 · Cited by 50

The development and validation of the guidelines for stalking assessment and management

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Stalking in College Student Dating Relationships: A Descriptive Investigation

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Mock Jurors’ Perception of Stalking: The Impact of Gender and Expressed Fear

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Statewide Estimates of Stalking Among High School Students in Kentucky

Fisher, B. S., Coker, A. L., Garcia, L. S., Williams, C. M., Clear, E. R., & Cook-Craig, P. G. (2014) · Violence Against Women · doi:10.1177/1077801214551574 · Cited by 39

Mediating Effects of Stalking Victimization on Gender Differences in Mental Health

Kuehner, C., Gass, P., & Dreßing, H. R. (2011) · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · doi:10.1177/0886260511416473 · Cited by 38

Suicide among stalkers

McEwan, T. E., Mullen, P. E., & MacKenzie, R. D. (2010) · Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology · doi:10.1080/14789940903564370 · Cited by 35

Screening for Dark Personalities

Paulhus, D. L., Buckels, E. E., Trapnell, P. D., & Jones, D. N. (2020) · European Journal of Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000602 · Cited by 436

Technology-Facilitated Domestic and Sexual Violence: A Review

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A systematic literature review of the relationship between dark personality traits and antisocial online behaviours

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Internet trolling and everyday sadism: Parallel effects on pain perception and moral judgment

Buckels, E. E., Trapnell, P. D., Andjelovic, T., & Paulhus, D. L. (2018) · Journal of Personality · doi:10.1111/jopy.12393 · Cited by 192

Do the socially rich get richer? A nuanced perspective on social network site use and online social capital accrual.

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Somebody that I (used to) know: Gender and dimensions of dark personality traits as predictors of intimate partner cyberstalking

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Passive, invasive, and duplicitous: Three forms of intimate partner cyberstalking

March, E., Szymczak, P., Rago, M. D., & Jonason, P. K. (2022) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2022.111502 · Cited by 23

Perpetraçao do cyberstalking em relacionamentos íntimos: a personalidade e a variável sexo são preditores?

da Silva, P. G. N., da Fonsêca, P. N., Tannuss, A. D. G., Dias, D. G. D. N., & de Oliveira, L. B. S. (2026) · Actualidades en Psicología · doi:10.15517/ap.v40i141.61033

Who cyberstalked their sexual and romantic partners? Sex differences, dark personality traits, and fundamental social motives

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Online Antisocial Behaviors

Araujo, R. C., Rodrigues, C. M. L., Faiad, C., Serafim, A. D. P., da Costa, T. M., Durães, R. S. S., & Sani, A. I. (2025) · Psico · doi:10.15448/1980-8623.2025.1.47191