An Investigation of Cyber Wellness Awareness: Turkey Secondary School Students, Teachers, and Parents. Issue 4 (2nd October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mıhcı Türker, Pınar; Kılıç Çakmak, Ebru
• Is Part Of: Computers in the schools. Volume 36:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 293
• Page End: 318
• Publication Date: 2019-10-02
• Subjects: Cyber wellness -- internet addiction -- cyberbullying -- netiquette -- online privacy -- inappropriate online content -- copyright; Education -- United States -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Computer-assisted instruction -- United States -- Periodicals; 371.334
• DOI: 10.1080/07380569.2019.1677433
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-0569

Abstract

Abstract: Cyber wellness includes the knowledge, skills, and values geared toward the protection of Internet users as well as proper and responsible technology use. Using the survey method, this study investigated the cyber wellness awareness of secondary school students and teachers as well as parents' perceptions of their children's cyber wellness. Six thousand eight hundred thirty-nine (6, 839) students, 749 teachers, and 4, 916 parents participated. Cyber wellness survey forms for students, teachers, and parents were distributed to seven school districts. Results indicated that students had high levels of awareness with regard to Internet addiction, cyberbullying, online privacy, and cybersecurity and medium levels of awareness regarding netiquette, inappropriate online content, and copyright. Additionally, students' awareness levels differed significantly in terms of gender, class level, Internet use span, and desire for education on safe and responsible Internet use. Teachers had medium levels of awareness with respect to all of the concepts. Furthermore, it was determined that parents considered that their children had medium levels of awareness regarding Internet addiction, netiquette, online privacy, inappropriate online content, copyright, and cybersecurity along with a high level of awareness regarding cyberbullying.