# Cyberbullying Analysis in Intercultural Educational Environments Using Binary Logistic Regressions
## 5 Discussion  
The objective of this study was to determine the influence that the variables of religion, ethnicity, and race exert on cyberbullying within intercultural educational environments. In order to confirm the two initial hypotheses of the research, it was considered that student groups of ethnic, religious, or racial minorities would be more likely to suffer cyberbullying, and that groups that have been victims will be more likely to become cyberbullies. On this matter, and according to previous research [61], the obtained results confirm the first hypothesis raised, namely that the minority groups belonging to the Muslim religion, the gypsy ethnic group, and the Asian race, are the most likely to become cybervictims. The results of this study refute those obtained in others [62], where Muslim students were revealed to be the religion most vulnerable to suffering cyberbullying, and where their cybersecurity was violated. [PERSON], [PERSON] and [PERSON] [63], and [PERSON] et al. [64] revealed religious discrimination against this group, alleging they are subject to experiencing significantly more religious micro-aggressions than other groups. This may be influenced by the increase in fear and hatred towards this group after the events of September 11, and other terrorist actions in Europe [65]. On another note, the results also indicate that gypsy students have a higher probability of becoming cybervictims. This fact is in line with other pieces of research [66], where they are identified as having been victims of terrible social and financial injustices, as well as institutional and structural discrimination. In this sense, [PERSON] and [PERSON] [67] argue that this digital problem is caused by the majority group, when cultural minorities are regarded as internal or external enemies [68]. Finally, the results indicated higher probability of the Asian students becoming cybervictims. These findings tally with other research [69] where Asian students are described as having less self-control and being less monitored by their parents, which results in them taking part in and accessing online activities more often, a situation that leads to a higher likelihood of adopting the role of cybervictim on the net. The cyberbully occurs in the current educational scenario that is characterized by clear cultural diversity [70]. This race, ethnic, and religious diversity results in differences in terms of values, standards of conduct, and social roles [71]. This, on some occasions, results in intercultural cyberbullying [72]. In fact, in accordance with the results revealed by this research, these do not affect the assessed minority groups of students in the same way. Several authors [73; 74] assert that this situation is mainly due to the racial disparities and the hierarchy of ethnicities found in society, reflected in schools, which have the consequence of rejection biases linked to physical appearance, dress, and skin color. These situations most of all affect first generation students of cultural minorities, who are perceived as social groups of less value [75]. The most common types of cyberbullying arising from cultural reasons correspond with abusive and cruel insults, degrading language, or threatening words addressed at either the person or the cultural group [76]. This occurs in social networks to which the student population has access [77], thus creating prejudices, and encouraging racist and discriminatory remarks against customs and traditions different from those ingrained in society, with the intention of inciting hatred [78]. However, in some situations, frustration and revenge cause cybervictims to take on the role of cyberbullies [79], which happens in two of the three groups of cybervictims in this study. This confirms the second initial hypothesis of the investigation and agrees with what was raised in previous investigations in this regard [80]. In this direction, the results of the research show that Asian students can take on both roles.