The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way people live, work, and socialize, and has perhaps even altered the reasons why they harass one another. To our knowledge, the present study is one of the first studies to address cyberbullying among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional objectives were to reveal the causes and types of cyberbullying that university students from East and Southeast Asia have experienced because of COVID-19, and to explore the relationship between cyberbullying and self-esteem. Of the 525 university students from different East and Southeast Asian countries and varied academic backgrounds who were invited to participate in the study, 310 students agreed and were included. Moreover, a sample of 400 Jordanian undergraduate students, who participated in cyberbullying against East and Southeast Asian students on social media, answered a questionnaire to reveal their reasons for engaging in bullying during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study also examined the relationship and differences between sex and nationality. The findings revealed that cyberbullying contributed to low self-esteem in students of East and Southeast Asian descent who were victims of bullying. Men were more likely to be bullies and cyberbullies than women. The bullies admitted that the main reason for cyberbullying was humor, and that they were unaware that their harsh or aggressive behaviors could be categorized as bullying. This study aimed to make a positive contribution to the scant literature on cyberbullying/cyber racism among university students in an Arab country. We believe our findings can help guide the formulation of policies and solutions that address cyberbullying, especially between resident and foreign students.

COVID-19大流行的蔓延改变了人们的生活，工作和社交方式，甚至改变了人们互相骚扰的原因。据我们所知，本研究是针对COVID-19大流行期间大学生中网络欺凌行为的首批研究之一。其他目标是揭示由于COVID-19而导致东亚和东南亚大学生经历过网络欺凌的原因和类型，并探讨网络欺凌与自尊之间的关系。来自不同东亚和东南亚国家及不同学术背景的525名大学生被邀请参加了这项研究，其中310名学生表示同意并被包括在内。此外，还有约400名约旦大学本科生的样本，谁通过社交媒体参与了针对东亚和东南亚学生的网络欺凌活动，他回答了一份调查问卷，以揭示他们在COVID-19大流行期间参与欺凌的原因。这项研究还研究了性别与国籍之间的关系和差异。调查结果表明，网络欺凌导致东亚和东南亚血统受欺凌的学生的自尊心降低。男性比女性更有可能成为霸凌和网络欺凌者。欺凌者承认，网络欺凌的主要原因是幽默，他们不知道自己的苛刻或攻击行为可以归类为欺凌。这项研究旨在为阿拉伯国家大学生关于网络欺凌/网络种族主义的文献不足做出积极贡献。