What is Upsetting Our Children Online?

The Internet offers children opportunities as well as risks. However, the risks children are exposed to are still unknown. A total number of 420 Malaysian children aged 9-16 were asked to fill a 54-items questionnaire measuring Child Online Risks. The result shows that children are more exposed to ‘...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2014-11, Vol.155, p.411-416
Main Authors: Teimouri, Misha, Hassan, Md Salleh, Bolong, Jusang, Daud, Azlina, Yussuf, Serina, Adzharuddin, Nor Azura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
conduct risk
contact risks
cyber bully
online sexual risky behaviour
Unwanted exposure to pornography
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Summary:The Internet offers children opportunities as well as risks. However, the risks children are exposed to are still unknown. A total number of 420 Malaysian children aged 9-16 were asked to fill a 54-items questionnaire measuring Child Online Risks. The result shows that children are more exposed to ‘Unwanted Exposure to pornography’ such as seeing obscene materials on websites (31%), and ‘Potential harmful risks’ such as seeing bloody movies or photos (26%), people being beaten up (26%), and hate messages (16%). Malaysian children are in danger to encounter with online risks such as pornography and violence materials.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.314