Original Article
Development and Testing of the Cyber Malevolent Creativity Behavior Scale
Chenxi Liu,
Leqi Li,
Zhe Gong,
Chenxi Liu
Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China
Sichuan Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Key Laboratory of Psychology and Behavior of Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Chengdu, China
Search for more papers by this authorLeqi Li
Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China
Sichuan Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Key Laboratory of Psychology and Behavior of Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Chengdu, China
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Zhe Gong
Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China
Sichuan Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Key Laboratory of Psychology and Behavior of Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Chengdu, China
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to concerning this article should be addressed to Zhe Gong, School of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorChenxi Liu,
Leqi Li,
Zhe Gong,
Chenxi Liu
Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China
Sichuan Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Key Laboratory of Psychology and Behavior of Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Chengdu, China
Search for more papers by this authorLeqi Li
Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China
Sichuan Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Key Laboratory of Psychology and Behavior of Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Chengdu, China
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Zhe Gong
Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China
Sichuan Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Key Laboratory of Psychology and Behavior of Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Chengdu, China
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to concerning this article should be addressed to Zhe Gong, School of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorABSTRACT
In the current research, we developed and tested a Cyber Malevolent Creativity Behavior Scale (CMCBS), which contains 11 items in three dimensions and aims to measure the degree of individuals' cyber malevolent creativity through malevolent creative behaviors in their lives. The results revealed satisfactory reliability with Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.749 for the overall scale. Specifically, the calculated values were 0.681 for cybershaming, 0.799 for technology abuse, and 0.644 for information manipulation. Data were collected utilizing an online survey (N = 988) in the form of a questionnaire. Using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, the questionnaire's latent structure and contribution of relevant correlates for explaining cyber malevolent creativity were examined. The CMCBS was significantly and positively correlated with the Malevolent Creativity Behavior Scale, Buss–Perry Aggression Questionnaire, and the Cyberbullying Inventory. This, along with the adequate psychometric properties uncovered here, indicates that it is a useful tool for research on cyber malevolent creativity.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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