Antonio Cabrera-Vázquez is a PhD in Social and Legal Sciences, in the field of Psychology applied to Education and Development, from the University of Córdoba (Spain). He is a member of the Laboratory of Studies on Convivencia and Prevention of Violence at this institution. Since 2024, he has maintained regular academic collaboration with Linköping University (Sweden), where he is affiliated with the School Bullying Research Group.
His research focuses on the cognitive, emotional, and moral processes involved in school bullying and cyberbullying dynamics. In particular, his studies examine the roles of moral disengagement, moral anger, and schadenfreude (malicious joy) in shaping behaviors—both online and offline—within students’ peer networks. Special attention is given to the roles of aggressors and defenders in these dynamics. His aim is to analyze how the socio-moral dimensions influence children’s and adolescents’ decisions within their peer group—not only when intentionally harming others, but also when choosing to help or remain passive in the face of others’ suffering.
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Since 2023, Antonio Cabrera-Vázquez has been teaching in the Department of Psychology at the University of Córdoba (Spain), initially under a predoctoral contract funded by the Spanish Ministry of Universities (FPU21/02297), and currently under a postdoctoral contract.
He is part of the teaching staff of the Faculty of Education and Psychology, where he teaches courses within the degree programs in Psychology, Early Childhood Education, and Primary Education. His teaching focuses on subjects related to Developmental Psychology and Educational Psychology.
