en تخصصي Special Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Introduction</span></b>: While considerable research has explored cyberbullying (CB) and its related factors, including moral disengagement (MD), moral identity (MI), and individual characteristics, the interplay of these elements remains underexplored, particularly among Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners.</span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Material and Methods:</span></b> Through proposing a new moderated-mediation model, this study investigated the mediating role of MI in the relationship between MD and CB, and the moderating role of artificial intelligence self-efficacy (AISE) in these connections. Applying a stratified random sampling, data were collected from 600 Iranian EFL learners using four standard questionnaires. </span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Results:</span></b><b> </b>The findings suggest that MI mediates the connection between MD and CB, while AISE moderates these relationships, highlighting the importance of fostering MI and responsible AI tool use in EFL contexts to mitigate CB. </span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Conclusion:</span></b><b> </b>The present investigation enhanced students&#39; awareness of CB and fostered a culture of responsible digital citizenship, ultimately contributing to safer online learning environments. The implications suggested interventions and educational strategies designed to cultivate a more ethical and digitally responsible learning environment, finally reducing the prevalence of CB among EFL learners.</span></span></span><br> &nbsp;</div> moral disengagement (MD), cyberbullying (CB), moral identity (MI), artificial intelligence self-efficacy (AISE) 65 78 http://ijethics.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-363-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Seyyed Mohammad Reza Adel m.adel@um.ac.ir 10031947532846003793 10031947532846003793 No Department of English, Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Zahra Bayat bayat.zahra.1988@gmail.com 10031947532846003794 0009-0005-0526-0703 Yes Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran Farhad Ghorbandordinejad poet.zahra@yahoo.com 10031947532846003795 10031947532846003795 No Department of ELT, Faculty of Education, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey