University students’ Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on facebook: Mediating role of ethical positions
This study examined the relationship between Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on Facebook. In addition, the mediating influence of ethical positions, i.e. relativism and idealism, on the relationship between Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on Facebook was tested. A cross-sectional study con...
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| author | Ashraf, S. A. Wu, Shin Ling * Ong, Fon Sim Chandrasekaran, V. |
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| description | This study examined the relationship between Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on Facebook. In addition, the mediating influence of ethical positions, i.e. relativism and idealism, on the relationship between Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on Facebook was tested. A cross-sectional study conducted on university students yielded 276 responses of Facebook users, which covered demographic characteristics, self-monitoring on Facebook, Machiavellianism, relativism and idealism. The results showed that Machiavellianism had a significant relationship with self-monitoring. When testing the mediating influence of relativism and idealism, it was found that relativism and idealism mediated the relationship between Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on Facebook where relativism was found to be a stronger mediator compared to idealism. Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are presented. |
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| spelling | sunway-15012020-11-04T09:23:48Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1501/ University students’ Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on facebook: Mediating role of ethical positions Ashraf, S. A. Wu, Shin Ling * Ong, Fon Sim Chandrasekaran, V. BF Psychology This study examined the relationship between Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on Facebook. In addition, the mediating influence of ethical positions, i.e. relativism and idealism, on the relationship between Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on Facebook was tested. A cross-sectional study conducted on university students yielded 276 responses of Facebook users, which covered demographic characteristics, self-monitoring on Facebook, Machiavellianism, relativism and idealism. The results showed that Machiavellianism had a significant relationship with self-monitoring. When testing the mediating influence of relativism and idealism, it was found that relativism and idealism mediated the relationship between Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on Facebook where relativism was found to be a stronger mediator compared to idealism. Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are presented. Springer 2020-09-09 Article PeerReviewed Ashraf, S. A. and Wu, Shin Ling * and Ong, Fon Sim and Chandrasekaran, V. (2020) University students’ Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on facebook: Mediating role of ethical positions. Current Psychology. ISSN 1046-1310 http://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-01049-9 doi:10.1007/s12144-020-01049-9 |
| spellingShingle | BF Psychology Ashraf, S. A. Wu, Shin Ling * Ong, Fon Sim Chandrasekaran, V. University students’ Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on facebook: Mediating role of ethical positions |
| title | University students’ Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on facebook: Mediating role of ethical positions |
| title_full | University students’ Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on facebook: Mediating role of ethical positions |
| title_fullStr | University students’ Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on facebook: Mediating role of ethical positions |
| title_full_unstemmed | University students’ Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on facebook: Mediating role of ethical positions |
| title_short | University students’ Machiavellianism and self-monitoring on facebook: Mediating role of ethical positions |
| title_sort | university students’ machiavellianism and self-monitoring on facebook: mediating role of ethical positions |
| topic | BF Psychology |
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