Telecommunication and cyber fraud victimization among Chinese college students: An application of routine activity theory
Analyzing survey data from 1037 college students in China, a country with the world’s largest number of Internet users and the world’s largest e-commerce market, the current study demonstrates that consistent with previous research, some routine telecom/cyber activities of Chinese college students p...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2025
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Criminology & criminal justice
Año: 2025, Volumen: 25, Número: 3, Páginas: 717-735 |
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| Sumario: | Analyzing survey data from 1037 college students in China, a country with the world’s largest number of Internet users and the world’s largest e-commerce market, the current study demonstrates that consistent with previous research, some routine telecom/cyber activities of Chinese college students predict higher odds of being targeted for telecom/cyber fraud, but online routines do not seem to predict the odds of completed victimization resulting in a financial loss. In contrast, the perceived presence of effective formal guardianship and target suitability exert a greater influence. These findings suggest that those previously and commonly used measures of routine activity theory are better suited for explaining attempted telecom/cyber fraud victimization, whereas completed victimization is chiefly predicted by target suitability such as risky/deviant online behaviors and low self-control. |
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| ISSN: | 1748-8966 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/17488958221146144 |