The impact of social, cultural, and individual factors on cybercrime

Abstract

The aim of this research is to investigate the impact of social, cultural, and individual factors on the occurrence of cybercrime. The research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of method. The population consists of Zahedani youth and adolescents who use the Internet, totaling over one hundred thousand individuals. The sample size is determined using the Krejcie and Morgan method (1976), resulting in a sample size of 484 for this research. However, the sampling in this study was conducted on 450 individuals using simple random sampling. The data collection tool in this study is a researcher-made questionnaire. To calculate the questionnaire's reliability, 30 copies were distributed among the sample population, and after statistical analysis, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.763. SPSS software is used for data analysis. The results indicate that individual characteristics play a negligible role in the occurrence of cybercrime. In other words, individual characteristics have a minimal impact on cybercrime. Additionally, the average rank of computer information is higher than other factors, while the average rank of anger and violence is lower than other factors. Social and cultural factors also play a significant role in the occurrence of cybercrime. In other words, social and cultural factors contribute significantly to the occurrence of cybercrime. Furthermore, the average rank of economic status and unemployment is higher than other factors, while the average rank of legal vacuum is lower than other factors.