Effect of Personality Traits on Cyber Crime Awareness of Rural and Urban Adolescents
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2018
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Abstract
The study was conducted to assess the ‘Effect of Personality Traits on Cyber Crime
Awareness of Rural and Urban Adolescents. The study was based on 200 adolescents (i.e. 100
rural and 100 urban) in the age range of 16-18 years. The sample was randomly drawn from
four Government Senior Secondary Schools purposively selected from rural as well as urban
areas of Ludhiana district. Self structured general information sheet was prepared to collect
the general information of the adolescents. ‘Differential Personality Inventory by Singh and
Singh and Cyber Crime Awareness Scale by Rajasekhar were used to assess personality traits
and cyber crime awareness of the respondents respectively. Results revealed significant
differences in personality traits of the respondents. Boys were scoring better than their female
counterparts in majority of the traits as well as in overall personality. Significant locale
differences existed between hetero sexuality in rural and urban boys and girls. In cyber crime
awareness gender differences were found to be significant among rural boys and girls whereas
non-significant differences were seen among urban boys and girls. Non-significant locale
differences existed between rural and urban adolescents. Masculinity, responsibility,
dominance, decisiveness, curiosity, hetero sexuality, ego strength, friendliness and overall
personality traits had made a positive and significant contribution towards cyber crime
awareness of the adolescents. In demographic variables parents’ education, family members
and presence of male sibling were having a significant and positive relationship with the
personality and cyber crime awareness.
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