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Cyber information security awareness of university students (Central Anatolia region example)

Aysun Düşmez Aysun Düşmez Mone, Sivas, Türkiye ORCID 0000-0002-1825-0097 View Profile , Alev Orhan Alev Orhan Corresponding Author Yıldızeli Vocational School, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Türkiye ORCID 0000-0002-8999-9329 View Profile , Elif Orhan Elif Orhan Faculty Of Science, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye ORCID 0000-0002-3949-6141 View Profile

Abstract

The objective of this study is to ascertain the cyber information security awareness and cyberbullying proclivities of pre-service teachers enrolled at the faculty of education. This will be done with a view to establishing whether there are any correlations between information security awareness levels and cyberbullying tendencies, and to identify any differences in these proclivities according to gender, grade level and time spent online. The study employed the relational survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods. In order to obtain quantitative data, criterion sampling was employed as a basis for the study, which involved the interviewing of 301 students enrolled in the faculties of education at three different universities. The data were collected utilizing three instruments: the Information Security Awareness Scale for Teachers, the Cyberbullying Attitude Scale and the Personal Information Form. The data were analysed using the SPSS 23.0 programmed. The findings indicated that the information security awareness of pre-service teachers was at a medium level, while their tendency to engage in cyberbullying was at a low level. The study demonstrated that the information security awareness and cyberbullying proclivities of pre-service teachers exhibited no notable variation according to grade level. Nevertheless, a noteworthy distinction was identified in these factors in accordance with the duration of internet use.
Keywords: Information security Cyberbullying Prospective teachers Higher education Information security awareness

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