Personality Traits of University Students Who Are Victims of Cyber-extortion Crimes
Personality Traits of University Students Who Are Victims of Cyber-extortion Crimes
Abstract
The current research aims to reveal the percentage of students who are victims of electronic blackmail crimes. And to identify the prevailing personality traits among students of the colleges of the University of Mosul who are victims of electronic blackmail. In addition to identifying the differences in the dimensions of the personality traits scale among the individuals of the research sample according to the gender variable (males/females). The research was conducted on students of the faculties of the University of Mosul in the academic year 2023/2024. The research included a basic sample of (500) male and female students who were selected randomly by stratified method. The researcher built a scale for personality characteristics based on the theory of (Costa and Macri). The scale included in its final form (68) paragraphs measuring the dimensions of (neuroticism, extroversion, openness to experience, conscientiousness, and acceptability). The results showed that the number of students who had the experience of being victims of electronic extortion crimes was (42) male and female students, and this number constitutes a percentage of (8.4%). The number of male victims of extortion was (12), while the number of females was (30). The data showed that only (11) out of (42) had sought the help of the relevant security agencies to address the problem of extortion. This number constitutes approximately (27%), which is a small percentage that indicates the risks of the consequences of the problem. The results showed that the research sample members showed levels higher than the theoretical average for the dimensions of neuroticism, extroversion, openness to experience, and conscientiousness. The results did not show any differences between the arithmetic averages of males and females on the scale dimensions. The results showed that the more hours spent using the Internet for entertainment, the greater the likelihood of falling victim to cyber-extortion crimes. It was found that the differences between the averages were not statistically significant except for the difference in the dimension of extroversion, as it was found that the students who were victims of extortion crimes showed a higher level of it than their peers
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