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| Title: | Doxing victimization and emotional problems among secondary school students in Hong Kong | Authors: | Chen, Q Chan, KL Cheung, ASY |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Source: | International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018, v. 15, no. 12, 2665, p. 1-8 | Abstract: | Doxing is the searching for and intentional disclosure of private information about a particular individual on the Internet without his or her consent, and is often used to exact punishment. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between doxing victimization and emotional problems in secondary school students, paying particular regard to the impacts of different types of doxed information, the relationship between the perpetrators and victims of doxing, and the nature of the online platforms where doxing occurs. A sample of 2120 Hong Kong secondary school students of differing socioeconomic backgrounds participated in the study. The results show that almost all types of disclosed personal information result in negative feelings in victims, including depression, anxiety, and stress. Girls were also found to be more likely than boys to be doxed. Significant associations were found between emotional problems and the disclosure of mobile phone numbers and personal photos and videos; doxing conducted by schoolmates and anxiety and depression, and doxing through Instant Messenger and anxiety. Further exploration of integrated cyber violence prevention programs and research on the details of doxing are recommended. | Keywords: | Anxiety Depression Doxing Privacy Stress Victimization |
Publisher: | Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) | Journal: | International journal of environmental research and public health | ISSN: | 1661-7827 | EISSN: | 1660-4601 | DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph15122665 | Rights: | © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The following publication Chen Q, Chan KL, Cheung ASY. Doxing Victimization and Emotional Problems among Secondary School Students in Hong Kong. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(12):2665, 8 pages is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122665 |
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