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Introduction: Cyberbullying is a serious public health phenomenon that affects all countries and all ages, but adolescents are considered a high-risk group. Aims: The current study examined the nature of cyberbullying among Egyptian adolescents together with the impact of age, gender, and chronotype on the magnitude of the problem. Method: Demographic data was collected for N=475 Egyptian adolescents via an electronic, and paper, survey method together with the Revised Cyber-Bullying Inventory (CBIR) and the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). Results: The numbers and frequencies of cyberbullying behaviors were calculated; the frequency of cyberbullying victimization was higher than that of the bullying behaviors. It was also found that chronotype and education year correlated with a statistically significant impact on the cyberbullying behavior. Conclusion: Detecting the pattern of cyberbullying and its risk factors is an important consideration when designing antibullying preventive programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Professor Ahmad Okasha is a pioneer in the history of psychiatry worldwide and in the Arab world in particular. He has been inspiring many people to become psychiatrists and has made significant contributions to the development of psychiatry in Egypt and around the world. The paper is a summary of his literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]