Social media usage and awareness of cyber security issues among youths

This study aimed at identifying the level of awareness of social media use on safety issues among youths. The study was based on a survey using frequency (frequency), percentage, mean score, and interpretation. The sample involved 205 randomly selected youths from Tun Hussein Onn University Malaysia...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, F., Isa, Khairunesa, Jamin, J., Rosni, N., PALPANADAN, Sarala Thulasi
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Language:English
Published: WARSE 2020
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author Ahmad, F.
Isa, Khairunesa
Jamin, J.
Rosni, N.
PALPANADAN, Sarala Thulasi
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Isa, Khairunesa
Jamin, J.
Rosni, N.
PALPANADAN, Sarala Thulasi
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description This study aimed at identifying the level of awareness of social media use on safety issues among youths. The study was based on a survey using frequency (frequency), percentage, mean score, and interpretation. The sample involved 205 randomly selected youths from Tun Hussein Onn University Malaysia (UTHM). The data analysis of this study was conducted using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. The results showed that the level of awareness of social media use among youth was low. In addition, the correlation coefficient did not show significant social media usage with the level of awareness of social media among students but in contrast, it showed a low value.
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spelling uthm-65642022-03-01T04:06:48Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6564/ Social media usage and awareness of cyber security issues among youths Ahmad, F. Isa, Khairunesa Jamin, J. Rosni, N. PALPANADAN, Sarala Thulasi T10.5-11.9 Communication of technical information This study aimed at identifying the level of awareness of social media use on safety issues among youths. The study was based on a survey using frequency (frequency), percentage, mean score, and interpretation. The sample involved 205 randomly selected youths from Tun Hussein Onn University Malaysia (UTHM). The data analysis of this study was conducted using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. The results showed that the level of awareness of social media use among youth was low. In addition, the correlation coefficient did not show significant social media usage with the level of awareness of social media among students but in contrast, it showed a low value. WARSE 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6564/1/AJ%202020%20%28361%29.pdf Ahmad, F. and Isa, Khairunesa and Jamin, J. and Rosni, N. and PALPANADAN, Sarala Thulasi (2020) Social media usage and awareness of cyber security issues among youths. International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 9 (3). pp. 3090-3094. ISSN 2278-3091 https://doi.org/10.30534/ijatcse/2020/91932020
spellingShingle T10.5-11.9 Communication of technical information
Ahmad, F.
Isa, Khairunesa
Jamin, J.
Rosni, N.
PALPANADAN, Sarala Thulasi
Social media usage and awareness of cyber security issues among youths
title Social media usage and awareness of cyber security issues among youths
title_full Social media usage and awareness of cyber security issues among youths
title_fullStr Social media usage and awareness of cyber security issues among youths
title_full_unstemmed Social media usage and awareness of cyber security issues among youths
title_short Social media usage and awareness of cyber security issues among youths
title_sort social media usage and awareness of cyber security issues among youths
topic T10.5-11.9 Communication of technical information
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