Saudi Family Attitudes Towards the Dangers of Cybercrime to Adolescents: A Field Study Applied to a Sample of Saudi Families in the Riyadh Region

Abstract

The study aimed to describe Saudi family attitudes towards the dangers of cybercrime on adolescents, as a field study applied to a sample of Saudi families in the Riyadh region. In line with the type of study, the researcher relied on the social survey approach to sample Saudi families in the Riyadh region, and the study population was determined by workers in Saudi families in the Riyadh region. Riyadh. The study sample was limited to a sample of (585) Saudi families in the Riyadh region. The study relied on a questionnaire tool for Saudi families in the Riyadh region. The results of the study confirmed that the attitudes of the Saudi family towards the psychological risks of cybercrime on adolescents were represented by: the adolescent entering into a cycle of depression, feeling constant anxiety, feeling lonely and isolated from others, becoming distracted and lacking in concentration, excessive nervousness, losing motivation for life, lying and denying the facts. The need for psychological support, the incidence of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and that the attitudes of the Saudi family towards the psychological risks of cybercrime on adolescents have been represented in: that the adolescent’s relationship with his siblings worsens, he becomes an introverted person, his relationship with his parents worsens, he does not talk to others, he refuses to attend social events, his interactions decrease. Socially, his relationship with his friends deteriorates, he does not support his family in crises, he becomes a lot of problems, he becomes unable to communicate, he becomes less socially responsible. The attitudes of the Saudi family towards the health risks of cybercrime on teenagers have been represented by: that the teenager loses his appetite, changes his eating pattern, suffers from psychological illnesses, refuses to go to the doctor, denies the pain he suffers, becomes obese and overweight, smokes heavily, does not maintain his health. His personal hygiene, he does not exercise, he uses drugs and alcohol, he uses stimulants on exam days, and the Saudi family’s attitudes towards the educational risks of cybercrime on teenagers have been represented by: the teenager falters academically, refuses to go to school, loses motivation to learn, his relationship with schoolmates worsens, His relationship with teachers deteriorates, he often runs away from school, hates studying and doing homework, does not maintain his study tools, cheats on tests, suffers from an inability to memorize, and requests a transfer from school.