Analysis of Risk Factors and Stimulating Reasons in the Phenomenon of Cyber Victimization

Due to the popularity of mobile phones and the internet, as well as the development of electronic devices and various software, numerous benefits and facilities have emerged. However, misuse of these tools can lead to serious problems such as deliberate harm to others or cyber victimization. This st...

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Main Authors: Elham Shafaiimoghadam, Zahra Baratiyan, Saeedeh Mirzaee
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Language:English
Published: University of science and culture 2024-04-01
Series:International Journal of Web Research
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Online Access:https://ijwr.usc.ac.ir/article_205651_1cc565f4991d6d7796b2841ad90b564b.pdf
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description Due to the popularity of mobile phones and the internet, as well as the development of electronic devices and various software, numerous benefits and facilities have emerged. However, misuse of these tools can lead to serious problems such as deliberate harm to others or cyber victimization. This study utilizes the Everyday Activities Theory and questionnaire techniques to analyze the risk factors and stimulating reasons for cyber victimization among citizens of Kashan City. According to the research findings, there is a significant relationship between independent variables such as online protection, online proximity to motivated offenders, risky offline activities, online attractive targets, deviant lifestyle, and the level of cyber victimization. Among these, the correlation between online proximity to motivated offenders and cyber victimization is greater than other independent variables (r=0.505, sig=0.000). Path analysis results also indicate that the linear combination of the independent variables present in the model can explain 37% of the variance in cyber victimization.
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spelling doaj-art-aebd0b1027a74f3c9e37e7c2b10f79022025-08-20T02:00:01ZengUniversity of science and cultureInternational Journal of Web Research2645-43432024-04-0172657410.22133/ijwr.2024.468435.1230Analysis of Risk Factors and Stimulating Reasons in the Phenomenon of Cyber VictimizationElham Shafaiimoghadam0Zahra Baratiyan1Saeedeh Mirzaee2Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Law, University of Kashan, Kashan, IranDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Law, University of Kashan, Kashan, IranDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Law, University of Kashan, Kashan, IranDue to the popularity of mobile phones and the internet, as well as the development of electronic devices and various software, numerous benefits and facilities have emerged. However, misuse of these tools can lead to serious problems such as deliberate harm to others or cyber victimization. This study utilizes the Everyday Activities Theory and questionnaire techniques to analyze the risk factors and stimulating reasons for cyber victimization among citizens of Kashan City. According to the research findings, there is a significant relationship between independent variables such as online protection, online proximity to motivated offenders, risky offline activities, online attractive targets, deviant lifestyle, and the level of cyber victimization. Among these, the correlation between online proximity to motivated offenders and cyber victimization is greater than other independent variables (r=0.505, sig=0.000). Path analysis results also indicate that the linear combination of the independent variables present in the model can explain 37% of the variance in cyber victimization.https://ijwr.usc.ac.ir/article_205651_1cc565f4991d6d7796b2841ad90b564b.pdfcyber victimizationeveryday activities theoryonline protectiononline attractive targetproximity to motivated offenders
spellingShingle Elham Shafaiimoghadam
Zahra Baratiyan
Saeedeh Mirzaee
Analysis of Risk Factors and Stimulating Reasons in the Phenomenon of Cyber Victimization
International Journal of Web Research
cyber victimization
everyday activities theory
online protection
online attractive target
proximity to motivated offenders
title Analysis of Risk Factors and Stimulating Reasons in the Phenomenon of Cyber Victimization
title_full Analysis of Risk Factors and Stimulating Reasons in the Phenomenon of Cyber Victimization
title_fullStr Analysis of Risk Factors and Stimulating Reasons in the Phenomenon of Cyber Victimization
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title_short Analysis of Risk Factors and Stimulating Reasons in the Phenomenon of Cyber Victimization
title_sort analysis of risk factors and stimulating reasons in the phenomenon of cyber victimization
topic cyber victimization
everyday activities theory
online protection
online attractive target
proximity to motivated offenders
url https://ijwr.usc.ac.ir/article_205651_1cc565f4991d6d7796b2841ad90b564b.pdf
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