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Gender and Locale Differences in Cyber Crime Awareness among Adolescents


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The present study was conducted to assess the 'gender and locale differences in cyber crime awareness among adolescents'. The study was based on 200 adolescents (i.e., 100 rural & 100 urban) in the age range of 16-18 years. The sample was randomly drawn from four Government Senior Secondary Schools purposively selected from rural as well as urban areas of Ludhiana district. Cyber Crime Awareness Scale by Rajasekhar was used to assess cyber crime awareness of the respondents. The scale consists of 36 items related to different aspects of cyber crime awareness. Results revealed that in cyber crime awareness gender differences were found to be significant among rural boys and girls whereas non-significant differences were seen among urban boys and girls. Significant locale differences existed between rural and urban adolescents.

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Cybercrime Awareness, Locale Differences, Adolescents.
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Authors

Anchal Thakur
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Tejpreet Kaur Kang
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Abstract


The present study was conducted to assess the 'gender and locale differences in cyber crime awareness among adolescents'. The study was based on 200 adolescents (i.e., 100 rural & 100 urban) in the age range of 16-18 years. The sample was randomly drawn from four Government Senior Secondary Schools purposively selected from rural as well as urban areas of Ludhiana district. Cyber Crime Awareness Scale by Rajasekhar was used to assess cyber crime awareness of the respondents. The scale consists of 36 items related to different aspects of cyber crime awareness. Results revealed that in cyber crime awareness gender differences were found to be significant among rural boys and girls whereas non-significant differences were seen among urban boys and girls. Significant locale differences existed between rural and urban adolescents.

Keywords


Cybercrime Awareness, Locale Differences, Adolescents.

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