Effects of Guardianship on Online Harassment: Case of University Students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Asghar Ullah Khan; Muhammad Imran Khan; Zain Ul Abiden Malik

doi:10.47205/jdss.2020(1-III)2

Effects of Guardianship on Online Harassment: Case of University Students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Authors

Asghar Ullah Khan

Ph. D Scholar, Department of Communication and Media Studies, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP Pakistan

Muhammad Imran Khan

Lecturer, Department of Communication and Media Studies, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP Pakistan

Dr. Zain Ul Abiden Malik

Visiting Assistant Professor, Pir Mir Ali Arid Agricultural University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2020(1-III)2

Keywords

Cyber Harassment Guardianship Routine Activity Theory

Abstract

The main objective of the research study was to measure the relationship of online guardianship with the chances of online harassment that faced by the universities students of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The concept of guardianship was adopted from Routine Activity Theory (RAT). It was a descriptive and survey analytical research. The population of the study was all universities students of KP. 800 Students were selected from the 6 universities of KP. The collected data were processed, tabulated, explained and interpreted through multiple regression analysis. The findings of the studies reveal that the guardian's restriction of online activities and guardian's monitoring of online activities of the young adults decrease the likelihood of cyber harassment. In the light of the said findings, certain major recommendations were made in order to achieve the maximum benefits of the study.