This chapter will focus on the involvement of Dark Tetrad personalities in cyberstalking and trolling. Cyberstalking refers to stalking using methods of electronic access and communication, such as hidden webcams, GPS devices, and SpyWare, to monitor the victim’s behavior and anonymous pursuit and contact using fake online profiles. First, the chapter will discuss the differences between stalking and cyberstalking. A review of the conceptual explanations for the involvement of Dark Tetrad personalities in cyberstalking and surveillance will follow this discussion. In the following section, the chapter will focus on cyber trolling and its association with Dark Tetrad personalities. Trolling behavior includes starting aggressive arguments and posting inflammatory, malicious messages in online comment sections to provoke, disrupt, and upset others deliberately. The chapter will review definitions and descriptions of cyber trolling. Theories about each Dark Tetrad traits motives for using trolling behavior will follow. The chapter will later present research findings on the relationship between the four dark personalities, cyberstalking, and trolling.

1 Introduction

2 Defining Cyber Partner Abuse

 2.1 Behaviors

 2.2 Terminology Used in the Research

3 Initial Conceptualization of Cyber Partner Abuse Research

4 Cyber Partner Abuse Today

 4.1 Relationship Context of Perpetration

 4.2 Measurement

 4.3 Prevalence Rates

 4.4 Experiences by Age

 4.5 Gender Dynamics

 4.6 Sexual Orientation

 4.7 Quantitative and Qualitative Research

 4.8 Relationship between Cyber Partner Abuse and Offline IPV

 4.9 Links to Other Risk Behaviors

5 Future Directions

 5.1 Clearly Conceptualize Behaviors and Measurements

 5.2 Diversify Study Participants

 5.3 Diversify Data Collection and Analysis Methods

 5.4 Further Explore Relationship between Cyber Partner Abuse and Other Human Behaviors

 5.5 Develop and Evaluate Cyber Partner Abuse Prevention and Intervention

6 Conclusion

Social media and electronic communications dominate modern life. Workplaces have been transformed by email, teleconferencing and an array of new applications, along with our homes and social lives. Fewer people today, go to a travel agent to book flights, subscribe to newspaper delivery, or even watch free-to-air television. All of this can be done more conveniently and with greater individual choice and control online, often guided by social media applications to channel information, in ways not mediated or filtered as in the past. Social relationships have changed along the way, with many people now exchanging texts rather than speaking face-to-face or by phone.