Date of Award
Winter 2007
Project Type
Thesis
Program or Major
Justice Studies
Degree Name
Master of Arts
First Advisor
Ellen S Cohn
Abstract
While the threat of terrorists utilizing the Internet to execute a cyberterrorist attack is of prominent concern there exist great misconceptions and factual errors in the media as to the nature of this threat (Conway, 2002; Embar-Seddon, 2002; Weimann, 2005). This thesis examined media exposure, knowledge of cyberterrorism, fear of terrorism and perceived seriousness of cyberterrorist events in a sample of college students. Generally, participants had little knowledge of cyberterrorism. Women were found to be more fearful of terrorism and cyberterrorism than men. A positive relation was found between media consumption and fear of terrorism among women. Finally, fear of terrorism was positively related to perceived seriousness of cyberterrorist events.
Recommended Citation
Van Hoogenstyn, Andrew J., "Knowledge and perceptions of "cyberterrorism"" (2007). Master's Theses and Capstones. 69.
https://scholars.unh.edu/thesis/69