The relationship between family functioning and online trolling: the mediating role of the dark triad and the moderating role of emotion-regulation strategies / La relación entre el funcionamiento familiar y el trolling en línea: el papel mediador de la tríada oscura y el papel moderador de las estrategias de regulación emocional

Abstract

Under the guidance of the I³ model, this study examines the relationship between family functioning and online trolling and the mediating role of the dark triad, and explores whether expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal in emotion-regulation strategies moderate the relationship between the dark triad and online trolling. A total of 1,149 valid questionnaires were collected from college students. The results showed that family functioning significantly and negatively predicts online trolling, and that the dark triad plays a mediating role between the two. In addition, the emotion-regulation strategy of expression suppression moderates the relationship between the dark triad and online trolling. Specifically, expression suppression exacerbates the impact of the dark triad on online trolling. This study examines the impact mechanism of online trolling considering the influence of the environment and personality, provides a new perspective for understanding online trolling and has practical significance for intervention measures to reduce these effects.