The relationship between level of social media usage and level of sexual harassment among students in SMK Convent, Setiawan, Perak

Abstract

Sexual harassment involving victims among school student is on the rise and is a concern for educational institutions. Nearly half of social media users in the country face various different risks, including receiving pornographic messages and sexual harassment online. Thus, this study attempted to determine the relationship between level of social media usage and sexual harassment among student in SMK Convent, Setiawan, Perak. A questionnaire was distributed to 100 respondent’s selected using random sampling from a population of 500 secondary school students aged 13 to 17 years old. Research result found that the correlation test showed level of social media usage and level of sexual harassment among student in SMK Convent, Setiawan, Perak has a significant relationship. This positive relationship demonstrates a high level of social media usage contribute to high level of sexual harassment among student. The key findings of this research shows that approximately 60 percentage of students are active social media user, moderate (39%) and high (21%) and 56 percentage of students are sexually being harassed through social media. The result of this research is necessary because students are exposed to social media. This study can contribute to academic researchers that can lead to a better understanding regarding this issue, also provide an opportunity to examine the behaviors of student experienced sexual harassment in social media. This research can also expand the literature pertaining to social media and sexual harassment.

Keywords: Social Media Sexual Harassment Students