Cyberbullying Analysis in Higher Education

A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Cybersecurity".

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Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, University of Granada, 52005 Melilla, Spain
Interests: intercultural education; cyberbullying; racism; xenophobia; digital media at school; immigrant students; personal learning environments; social skills
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Department of Education, Literatures, Intercultural Studies, Languages, and Psychology, University of Florence, 35630 Florence, Italy
Interests: bullying and cyberbullying

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Dear Colleagues,

Current globalization has resulted in Western societies with citizens of diverse religious and social characteristics.

This diversity is transferred to the classroom, where inclusive education is shown to be the best way to advocate for the educational integration of students belonging to minority social groups.

However, prejudice and intolerance often lead to conflict among students. Even in the most extreme situations, bullying or cyberbullying can occur through digital media.

Cyberbullying also aggravates the situation of the victim, as texts written on the Internet are long in duration, reach a larger number of people, and are not only found in the school context.

In this Issue we intend to address the cyberbullying phenomenon towards minority social groups in high school and in higher education, trying to understand continuity and discontinuity in the dynamics across these two developmental and educational contexts.  Research stemming from different fields and perspectives is encouraged.

Prof. Dr. María Tomé-Fernández
Prof. Dr. Andrea Guazzini
Prof. Dr. Annalaura Nocentini
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Keywords

  • Cyberbullying
  • minority social groups
  • Misuse of digital media at school
  • Immigrant students in digital educational environments
  • Online peer harassment
  • Adolescents, teens and young adults
  • School inclusion in online teaching

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The Role of Verbal Aggression in Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization by Middle School Students
by Jen Eden and Anthony J. Roberto
Future Internet 2021, 13(9), 223; https://doi.org/10.3390/fi13090223 - 30 Aug 2021
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This manuscript examined the role trait verbal aggression plays in cyberbullying victimization and perpetration in adolescence. More than 400 middle school students (46.8% males and 52.2% females) completed a questionnaire on trait verbal aggression and their history of cyberbullying perpetration and victimization. Linear [...] Read more.
This manuscript examined the role trait verbal aggression plays in cyberbullying victimization and perpetration in adolescence. More than 400 middle school students (46.8% males and 52.2% females) completed a questionnaire on trait verbal aggression and their history of cyberbullying perpetration and victimization. Linear regression analyses revealed that trait verbal aggression was a statistically significant predictor of both cyberbullying perpetration and victimization, that cyberbullying perpetration and cyberbullying victimization are related, and that cyberbullying perpetration appears to increase with age, while cyberbullying victimization does not. Ideas and implications for future applications of verbal aggression and cyberbullying are discussed. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cyberbullying Analysis in Higher Education)
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