The Study on Characteristic Differences in the Prevalence of post-Traumatic Stress Disorders among the Victims of Cyber Dependent Offences in India

Abstract

Cyber Dependent Crime is any unlawful conduct coordinated by methods for electrical activities that attempts to hurt the security of computer systems and the information prepared by them. Cyber dependent crimes influence the victims psychologically. It affects the behavior and attitude of victims. Various victims of cyber dependent crimes show signs of anti-social behavioral traits and traits of cynicism. Though various studies have hypothesized on the nature of victimhood pertaining to cyber dependent crimes, the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder is unknown. This ambiguity leads to further uncertainty in respect of characteristic difference among victims of cyber dependent crimes suffering due to PTSD, since the impact of cyber dependent crime vary with type. The current study is carried out with a sample size of 253 from a open sample frame determined through convenient sampling method. With the help of complex graphs, Mann Whitney u test, Jonckheere-Terpstra Test it could be found out that the prevalence of post-traumatic stress in victims of crimes, it could be identified that level of agitation is low in the victims of spam mails. Based on the intensity of the offence the level of agitation varies. This variation is due to the degree of intensity of the offence. Level of agitation reduces as the intensity of offence reduces. The study concludes that post-traumatic stress disorder varies in respect to the type of cyber dependent crimes.