Students' attitudes about the importance of political, social, cultural and economic factors in increasing online privacy literacy

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the attitude of Razi University students about the importance of political, social, cultural and economic factors in increasing online privacy literacy. The present research has been applied and surveyed. The statistical population of this study includes all students of Razi University (11268 people) in the academic year of 99-98. The sample size was 372 people using Morgan table and relative stratified random sampling method was determined. A researcher-made questionnaire on the importance of political, social, cultural and economic factors in increasing online privacy literacy was used to collect research data. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was obtained for the importance of political factors (0.823), social factors (0.797), cultural factors (0.833) and economic factors (0.883).Findings indicate the importance of political, social, cultural and economic factors in increasing online privacy literacy. The most importance is related to economic factors (14.25 out of the average value of 12) and the least importance is related to political factors (11.9 out of the average value of 12). Also, gender and educational level have a significant relationship with the importance of these factors And women and people with higher education pay more attention to political, social, cultural and economic factors in increasing online privacy literacy. Therefore, given the importance of political, social, cultural and economic factors, students should increase online privacy literacy by acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills. And the awareness of officials about the importance of factors affecting the increase of online privacy literacy, can lead to more accurate planning and improvement of educational and research policies for students.

Keywords

• internet
• privacy risks
• privacy concerns
• cyberspace
• personal information protection