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Technology Facilitated Violence

Moral Disengagement, Herd Mentality, Moral Identity, and Empathy in Cyberbullying Roles

Pages 1198-1220 | Received 14 Dec 2022, Accepted 22 May 2023, Published online: 06 Jun 2023

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