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CALCASACALCASA
Lessons from the Dark Side: Sexual Predators and Cyberstalkers—Red Flags and Reasonable Precautions
Wendy L. Patrick, JD, PhDWendy L. Patrick, JD, PhDSan Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego, California
Pretty Faces are PrejudgedPretty Faces are Prejudged
WifeWife MotherMother TeacherTeacher PredatorPredator
*Peer Group*Peer Group
Trading in Rose Colored Glasses for Reading Glasses
Trading in Rose Colored Glasses for Reading Glasses
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PersonalityPersonalityCredibilityCredibilityDangerDanger
Red FLAGsRed FLAGsRed FLAGsRed FLAGs
Focus: What captures their attention? Do they focus on themselves or others?
Lifestyle: How do they spend their time? What are their hobbies and interests?
Associations: What sort of company do they keep? To what organizations do they belong?
Goals: What are their priorities? Are their ambitions selfish or selfless?
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A Profile is Worth a Thousand Words
A Profile is Worth a Thousand Words
Manifestations of user Manifestations of user personality in website personality in website choice and behaviour choice and behaviour on online social on online social networks (2013)networks (2013)
Computer Analysis of Facebook “Likes”
Computer Analysis of Facebook “Likes”
Better judge of personality than close friends and Better judge of personality than close friends and family. family.
10--> co-worker10--> co-worker 70 --> friend70 --> friend 150--> parent/sibling150--> parent/sibling 300--> spouse300--> spouse
Words MatterWords Matter
Automatic Personality Assessment Through Social Media Language on Facebook (2015)
Facebook VocabularyIdentifying the Big 5Facebook VocabularyIdentifying the Big 5
Open Vocabulary Open Vocabulary Approach to Personality Approach to Personality (2014)(2014)
““oh i hate september”oh i hate september”
——high score on neuroticismhigh score on neuroticism ‘‘its that time, off to meet its that time, off to meet
a friend, woohoo!!!’a friend, woohoo!!!’
——high score on extraversionhigh score on extraversion
Avatar Creation in Virtual Worlds (2014)
Avatar Creation in Virtual Worlds (2014)
Idealized selfIdealized self Standing outStanding out Following a trendFollowing a trend
Big 5 Predicts Topics of FB Status Updates (2015)
Big 5 Predicts Topics of FB Status Updates (2015)
Low self esteem Low self esteem High conscientiousnessHigh conscientiousness Narcissism Narcissism
The Dark Side of FacebookThe Dark Side of Facebook
Status updates predict Status updates predict Psychopathy and Psychopathy and Narcissism. (2014)Narcissism. (2014)
Status updates- ‘‘odd’’ Status updates- ‘‘odd’’ and negatively and negatively valanced content valanced content
The Dark Triad and Trait Self-Objectification (2015)
The Dark Triad and Trait Self-Objectification (2015)
Posting and editing Posting and editing selfies (males 18-40)selfies (males 18-40)
Using SNS as “cheater Using SNS as “cheater strategies” to offset strategies” to offset antisocial personality antisocial personality traitstraits
Narc and self-obj Narc and self-obj predicted editing photospredicted editing photos
Evaluated by Our Friends, Fans, and Followers
Evaluated by Our Friends, Fans, and Followers
FB Friends´ wall postings and FB Friends´ wall postings and physical attractiveness physical attractiveness impacts perceived impacts perceived attractiveness and credibility attractiveness and credibility of profile owner.of profile owner.
Negative comments re Negative comments re morality increased attraction morality increased attraction for males, decreased for for males, decreased for females. females.
Access Through Friendly Witnesses
Access Through Friendly Witnesses
United States v. Meregildo United States v. Meregildo (S.D.N.Y. Aug. (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 10, 2012). 10, 2012).
Govt can obtain info through cooperating W Govt can obtain info through cooperating W who is Facebook friends with D. No 4th who is Facebook friends with D. No 4th Am violation.Am violation.
Cited precedent authorizing a pretext callCited precedent authorizing a pretext call
Twitter versus Facebook: The Role of Narcissism (2014)
Twitter versus Facebook: The Role of Narcissism (2014)
Twitter: preferred communication among college age narcissists, not adults (who preferred FB)
“A Tale of Two Sites”Twitter v. Facebook (2012)
“A Tale of Two Sites”Twitter v. Facebook (2012)
Extraversion: FB Less sociable
individuals seeking cognitive stimulation: Twitter
Quest for FameQuest for Fame
Fame, Facebook, and Twitter: How Attitudes About Fame Predict Frequency and Nature of Social Media Use (2013)
Disclosed LocationDisclosed Location
College students’ College students’ disclosure of location-disclosure of location-related information on related information on Facebook (2014)Facebook (2014)
Disclosure likely if Disclosure likely if friends disclosedfriends disclosed
Wendy L. PatrickWendy L. Patrick(619) 531-3260(619) 531-3260
[email protected] [email protected]
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