Teimouri, Misha and Hassan, Md Salleh and Bolong, Jusang and Daud, Azlina and Yussuf, Serina and Adzharuddin, Nor Azura (2014) What is upsetting our children online? Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 155. pp. 411-416. ISSN 1877-0428

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	International Conference on Communication and Media 2014 (i-COME’14), Organised by School of Multimedia Technology and Communication, UUM, 18 - 20 October, 2014, Holiday Villa Beach Hotel and Resort, Langkawi, Malaysia.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Unwanted exposure to pornography; online sexual risky behaviour; cyber bully; conduct risk; contact risks
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions:	School of Multimedia Technology & Communication
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2015 03:16
Last Modified:	26 May 2016 01:42
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13063

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