I want to write a research paper on "Cyber Security Awareness in teenagers of India". Which research research papers should I refer? I need help for literature review.
Please refer to some of this links below and there is a particular link from BBC which you can make a very good point from: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7rxpdyz9yo
I may recommend the following research websites if you need assistance looking for a literature review for your research papers:
1. Use the terms "cyber security awareness," "teenagers," and "India" to conduct a Google Scholar search.
2. In the context of India, you can conduct a search by adding keywords such as "adolescents," "online safety," "digital literacy," and "cyber threats."
3. Find study papers that examine the various cyberthreats that Indian youths frequently face, including social media frauds, phishing, and cyberbullying.
Hi, thank you for sharing such a meaningful research topic.
As a researcher in cybersecurity policy and technologies, I’m glad to see growing interest in cybersecurity awareness among teenagers especially in rapidly evolving environments like India.
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Hi, That’s a great and much-needed research topic — cybersecurity awareness among teenagers is increasingly relevant, especially with the rise of mobile use, social media, and online gaming.
For your literature review, I’d suggest starting with these directions:
Global baseline papers on cybersecurity awareness: Hadlington, L. (2017). Human factors in cybersecurity; examining the link between Internet addiction, impulsivity, attitudes towards cybersecurity, and risky cybersecurity behaviours (Heliyon). Junger, M., Montoya, L., & Overink, F. (2017). Priming and warnings are not effective to prevent social engineering attacks. Computers in Human Behavior.
Regional/India-focused studies: Look for papers in IEEE Xplore and SpringerLink using keywords like “cybersecurity awareness India”, “digital safety teenagers India”, or “youth online privacy India”. One useful paper might be: Cybersecurity Awareness among School Students in India: A Survey-based Study — this type of study usually appears in conferences like ICCCS or ICICCT.
UNESCO / Government reports: Don’t ignore grey literature. For India, check out reports by CERT-IN, NASSCOM, and UNICEF India on digital literacy and child safety.
Theoretical frameworks for awareness campaigns: Look into Protection Motivation Theory and Technology Acceptance Model — both are often used to structure cybersecurity behavior studies.
Let me know if you'd like a curated list with DOIs — happy to help.
Here are four well-regarded research papers you can refer to for your study on cybersecurity awareness among Indian teenagers:
K. Senthilkumar & Sathishkumar Easwaramoorthy (2017) – “A Survey on Cyber Security Awareness among College Students in Tamil Nadu”. This open-access study analyzes students’ knowledge of threats like phishing, malware, and fake ads, offering insights into awareness levels in southern India
MedCrave (Year N/A) – “Cybercrime: Youth Awareness Survey in Delhi NCR, India”. Based on a Google Form survey of 151 youth aged 16–21, this paper details awareness of cybercrime types, sources of knowledge, and preventive strategies in North India
Jigar Shah (2016) – “A Study of Awareness About Cyber Laws for Indian Youth” (International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development). This paper explores youth understanding of cyber laws under India’s IT Act and proposes a conceptual model for awareness education
Summetha Parimalam et al. (2023) – “Cybersecurity Awareness Among Teenagers and Children Using Self-Learning System” (Intl Journal of Data Science & Advanced Analytics). Though based in Malaysia, it investigates scalable self-learning systems for Gen‑Z cybersecurity education—useful for comparative framework development