Use and Misuse of Internet by Semi-Urban and Rural Youth in India: A Baseline Survey Report (2013)

Halder, Debarati; Jaishankar, K.

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“…Internet Addiction was defined by preoccupation with the use of the internet, repetitive thoughts about limiting and controlling the use of the internet, failure to control the desire of access to the internet, continuous use of the internet despite the impairments at various levels of functionality, spending gradually increasing periods of time on the internet, seeking use of the internet in the case of inability to access and uncontrolled desire to get access to the Internet. 2,3 Addiction to the Internet has resulted in negative impact on academic performance, family relationships and emotions for adolescents. This can also have a negative impact on identity formation and may negatively affect cognitive functioning, engagement in risky activities and inculcate poor dietary habits.…”

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Pattern of internet addiction among urban and rural school students, Mangaluru, India: a comparative cross-sectional study

Sowndarya¹,

Pattar²

2018

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: Adolescents use the Internet for a variety of activities besides gaming; they frequently engage themselves with social networking, instant messaging, blogging and downloading information. Heavy Internet use has been associated with potential side effects, such as loss of control over the use of the Internet, adverse effects on other daily activities, emotional status and communication among family members. Objective of present study to assess the prevalence of Internet Addiction (IA) and factors associated with Internet use among Urban and Rural school students. Methods: A school based cross sectional study was conducted in the urban and rural field practice area of a medical college hospital in Mangaluru. Internet addiction was assessed using Young's Internet Addiction Test. Results: The prevalence of internet addiction among urban school students was found to be i.e. 83.3%, while it was 78% in rural school students. Mild IA was common among both. Male gender, smart phones and hours spent on internet were common risk factor for IA in both groups. Conclusions: Young's Internet Addiction Test (IAT) is a simple and easy tool to assess Internet addiction among adolescent school students. Need to give importance of outdoor activity and community level education needed to prevent Internet Addiction.

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Pattern of internet addiction among urban and rural school students, Mangaluru, India: a comparative cross-sectional study

Sowndarya¹,

Pattar²

2018

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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“…In June 2016, internet users of Bangladesh were 38.9% and Facebook users' percentage was 12.89% (The Daily Bangladesh Somoy, 2016). Socialization through social networking websites has become a favorite hobby for self-supporting, educated, independent, modern women of the 21st Century (Halder & Jaishankar, 2013).…”

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“…People can make profile in a compact system, conduct some sorts of private activity and chat with any of their friend through Facebook. Women users discuss the needs, tips and even their mood swings with their virtual friends who become emotional comfort zones for them either by writing on walls of some group, community forums or on their friend's profiles and thus being potential victims for online sexual assault, stalking, identity theft, cyber gendered harassment, internet infidelity and even domestic violence by a suspicious spouse or even ex-spouse (Halder & Jaishankar, 2013). In addition, Facebook and other social networking websites are used by criminals with a view to committing crime, distributing propaganda; unauthorized sharing that threatens intellectual property rights, hacking, phishing and texting sexual content and even instigating domestic violence (Soron & Chowdhury, 2016).…”

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Victimization of Facebook Users: An Empirical Study among Female Students in Tangail

Alam

Akter

Santona

2019

Asian j. humanity, art lit.

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Social networking site is an important area of research. It is a known fact that young adults and teenagers, especially students are the most avid users of online Social networking sites which have a great impact on their lives. Yet, little is known about the sardonic experiences of students in social networking sites. With approximate 22.880 million users Facebook holds its number one popularity rank. Therefore, this paper takes Facebook as commissar of these Social Networking sites and focuses to provide an insight on the victimization of Female student and tends to explore the current nature and causes of female Facebook victimization. Female students are opted because they are more vulnerable in these sites than male. This paper reports the findings of a research work that was carried out in the higher secondary educational institutions in Tangail by using a non-probability purposive sample of 15 to 26 years aged female students. 70 samples were collected through a structured questionnaire and the gleaned data was analyzed by using SPSS. This study demonstrates, although social networking site have opened up a new way of socialization, respondents had experienced several types of cyber crime in Facebok. Such experiences create a state of insecurity, depression, fear, isolation and to a very large extent suicide. It is relatively a new phenomenon and hopefully both the effective technical strategy along with public consciousness used as a useful tool to reduce female vulnerability in Facebook from individual to national level in Babgladesh.

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Rising Cyber Crime in Rural India: A Review

Ubaid

Shakil

Alam

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IJARSCT

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This paper analyses the increasing cyber-crime in India, especially in the rural areas, andcyber-attacks on service-providing government websites. Cyber-attacks are viewed within the context of important events to reveal the effectiveness of cyber-attack campaigns. The analysis highlights the range of cyber issues experienced during the lockdown in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper shows how work-from-home campaigns digitalize the population, and how rural people become the victim of cyber-attacks. The analysis also emphasizes possible solutions to strengthen cyber security.

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Use and Misuse of Internet by Semi-Urban and Rural Youth in India: A Baseline Survey Report (2013)

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Pattern of internet addiction among urban and rural school students, Mangaluru, India: a comparative cross-sectional study

Pattern of internet addiction among urban and rural school students, Mangaluru, India: a comparative cross-sectional study

Victimization of Facebook Users: An Empirical Study among Female Students in Tangail

Rising Cyber Crime in Rural India: A Review

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