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Cyberbullying in the University Setting

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There is a significant difference in the number of research projects carried out on cyberbullying in childhood and adolescence when compared to the analysis of this problem in the university environment. However, more and more studies are giving visibility to the online bullying that occurs in higher education. This chapter presents a review of cyberbullying in the university context, focusing its attention not only on the cyberbullying that occurs among students but also on the cyberbullying from students to professors and among teaching staff. The negative consequences of this problem are outlined for those agents involved as well as for the quality of teaching and the institution in general. Finally, a reflection is made on how universities deal with cyberbullying and what preventive and intervention measures can be carried out in the specific context of higher education.

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    María Carmen Martínez-Monteagudo & Beatriz Delgado

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Martínez-Monteagudo, M.C., Delgado, B. (2022). Cyberbullying in the University Setting. In: Faintuch, J., Faintuch, S. (eds) Integrity of Scientific Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99680-2_34

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