Table 4.
Testing the moderated mediation model (N = 501).
| Variables | Model 1 (MD) | Model 2 (CA) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | t | 95% CI | β | t | 95% CI | |
| Machiavellianism | 0.35 | 8.36** | [0.268–0.432] | 0.27 | 5.66** | [0.181–0.373] |
| MD | 0.23 | 5.09** | [0.139–0.314] | |||
| Gender | 0.03 | 0.58 | [−0.059–0.110] | |||
| Machiavellianism × Gender | −0.10 | −2.01* | [−0.188–0.002] | |||
| R 2 | 0.36 | 0.41 | ||||
| F | 36.23** | 19.71** | ||||
| Psychopathy | 0.31 | 7.19** | [0.223–0.391] | 0.25 | 5.55** | [0.160–0.335] |
| MD | 0.25 | 5.58** | [0.161–0.335] | |||
| Gender | 0.04 | 0.92 | [−0.045–0.123] | |||
| Psychopathy × Gender | −0.09 | −1.98* | [−0.172–0.001] | |||
| R 2 | 0.31 | 0.41 | ||||
| F | 27.17** | 19.56** | ||||
| Narcissism | 0.25 | 5.88** | [0.170–0.340] | 0.15 | 3.39** | [0.063–0.235] |
| MD | 0.27 | 6.21** | [0.187–0.359] | |||
| Gender | 0.05 | 1.04 | [−0.040–0.130] | |||
| Narcissism × Gender | −0.11 | −2.56* | [−0.194–0.025] | |||
| R 2 | 0.26 | 0.37 | ||||
| F | 18.56** | 16.07** | ||||
Gender was coded as binary variable (0 = female and 1 = male). MD, moral disengagement; CA, cyber aggression. **p < 0.01.