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E-Behaviour trends and patterns among malaysian pre-adolescents and adolescents

The threat of cyber-related crimes due to excessive usage of Internet and current e-behaviour amongst the younger children is not new in this new millennium but stays as an issue for consideration. This paper provide a general pattern of online related behaviours that seem to be taking place among M...

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Main Authors: Gnasigamoney S.S., Sidhu M.S.
Other Authors: 56026941900
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Published: IGI Global 2023
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-218952023-05-16T10:45:56Z E-Behaviour trends and patterns among malaysian pre-adolescents and adolescents Gnasigamoney S.S. Sidhu M.S. 56026941900 56259597000 The threat of cyber-related crimes due to excessive usage of Internet and current e-behaviour amongst the younger children is not new in this new millennium but stays as an issue for consideration. This paper provide a general pattern of online related behaviours that seem to be taking place among Malaysian pre-adolescents and adolescents and its possible impact on their behaviours leading towards cyberrelated crimes. Facts and finding from various researches conducted from different parts of the world, including Malaysia were reviewed. The results from various studies reveal that a great concern and strategies have to be put into place as the age group using the Internet has reduced and the routine activity of pre-adolescence and adolescence are changing and are based on Internet. Non-awareness of their current online behaviours and its possible link to cyber-related crimes may lead these young children to a greater threat when using e-Commerce or any other Internet dependent activities in the future. This paper focuses on the facts collected from various studies to justify the importance of having future research on this phenomenon. © 2014, IGI Global. All rights reserved. Final 2023-05-16T02:45:56Z 2023-05-16T02:45:56Z 2014 Book Chapter 10.4018/978-1-4666-5942-1.ch059 2-s2.0-84960489416 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84960489416&doi=10.4018%2f978-1-4666-5942-1.ch059&partnerID=40&md5=e911cb7a1f9728bf68260be5532bade9 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/21895 3-Apr 1144 1156 IGI Global Scopus
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description The threat of cyber-related crimes due to excessive usage of Internet and current e-behaviour amongst the younger children is not new in this new millennium but stays as an issue for consideration. This paper provide a general pattern of online related behaviours that seem to be taking place among Malaysian pre-adolescents and adolescents and its possible impact on their behaviours leading towards cyberrelated crimes. Facts and finding from various researches conducted from different parts of the world, including Malaysia were reviewed. The results from various studies reveal that a great concern and strategies have to be put into place as the age group using the Internet has reduced and the routine activity of pre-adolescence and adolescence are changing and are based on Internet. Non-awareness of their current online behaviours and its possible link to cyber-related crimes may lead these young children to a greater threat when using e-Commerce or any other Internet dependent activities in the future. This paper focuses on the facts collected from various studies to justify the importance of having future research on this phenomenon. © 2014, IGI Global. All rights reserved.
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