Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (caregivers of teenagers) (n = 347)
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Respondents’ age | ||
Median (range) | 47.0 (31–60) | |
M (SD) | 47.13 (5.44) | |
31–40 years | 48 | 13.8 |
41–50 years | 214 | 61.7 |
51–60 years | 85 | 24.5 |
Respondents’ marital status | ||
Married | 324 | 93.4 |
Separated | 7 | 2.0 |
Divorced | 7 | 2.0 |
Widowed | 9 | 2.6 |
Respondents’ monthly income (in PKR) | ||
Up to 50,000 | 45 | 13.0 |
> 50,000–100,000 | 159 | 45.8 |
> 100,000–150,000 | 70 | 20.2 |
> 150,000–200,000 | 34 | 9.8 |
> 200,000 | 39 | 11.2 |
Age of teens | ||
Median (range) | 16.0 (13–19) | |
M (SD) | 16.0 (2.1) | |
13–15 years | 145 | 41.8 |
16–17 years | 97 | 28.0 |
18–19 years | 105 | 30.3 |
Sex of teens | ||
Teen boys | 183 | 52.7 |
Teen girls | 164 | 47.3 |
Respondents’ digital skills | ||
Good skills | 226 | 65.1 |
Weak skills | 121 | 34.9 |
Experience of teens’ internet addiction | ||
No addiction | 74 | 21.3 |
Medium addiction | 69 | 19.9 |
High addiction | 204 | 58.8 |
Threat appraisal | ||
Severity of online risks | ||
Serious | 311 | 89.6 |
Not serious | 36 | 10.4 |
Susceptibility to online risks | ||
Likely | 208 | 59.9 |
Not likely | 139 | 40.1 |
Coping appraisal | ||
Response efficacy to perform online protection | ||
Agree | 213 | 61.4 |
Disagree | 134 | 38.6 |
Self-efficacy to perform online protection | ||
Likely | 191 | 55.0 |
Not likely | 156 | 45.0 |
Teens’ self-esteem | ||
High self-esteem | 206 | 59.4 |
Low self-esteem | 141 | 40.6 |
Teens’ resilience | ||
High resilience | 248 | 71.5 |
Low resilience | 99 | 28.5 |