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Prior studies have shown that the \u2018Dark Triad\u2019 personality traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) are associated with greater likelihood of perpetration, yet there is a research gap regarding potential mediators of this relationship.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>To test whether functional and dysfunctional impulsivity act as mediators between Dark Triad traits and cyberbullying perpetration.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cross\u2010sectional online study was conducted, in which a sample of 141 university students (63% male) from Malaysia were recruited by online and local poster advertising inviting them to complete a questionnaire containing a series of psychometric scales, including measures of \u2018Dark Triad\u2019 personality traits, impulsivity and cyberbullying perpetration.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A relationship between cyberbullying perpetration and higher psychopathy scale scores was mediated by dysfunctional, but not functional, impulsivity. 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