FATİH BAYRAKTAR

Prof. Dr. Fatih Bayraktar is a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Eastern Mediterranean University, where he has been actively researching adolescent behavior, cyberbullying, and digital media impacts since 2004.

• Education: PhD in Psychology (2009), MA in Psychology (2002), BA in Psychology (1998) from Hacettepe University, Ege University, and Middle East Technical University respectively.

His research focuses on adolescent psychology, cyberbullying, developmental psychology, and cross-cultural studies. Recent publications analyze social identity in gaming spaces, sharenting dynamics, and bullying predictors in sports contexts across multiple countries.

Key trends in his 15 most recent articles include cross-cultural victimization studies, time perspective theory, digital piracy ethics, and peer attachment in cyberbullying. Collaborations span six countries, emphasizing ecological and longitudinal frameworks.

He supervises PhD and Master’s theses on topics like adolescent decision-making, sleep patterns and attention, and parental vaccine hesitancy. Books and chapters address cyberbullying prevention, time perspective theory, and parenting strategies in digital contexts.