Privacy Control With The Potential For Kgbo (Online Gender-Based Violence) Among Adolescents In The Use Of Social Media
Dian Eka Januriwasti, Hana Qothrun Nada

Universitas Noor Huda Mustofa

Abstract

Social media has become an integral part of adolescent daily lives, offering both benefits and potential risks, including Online-Gender Based Violence (GBV). One of preventive measure against Online-GBV is the implementation of adequate privacy controls. Based on previous studies reported that among 214 female high school and university students who experienced Online-GBV in the form of cyberflashing, 18.2% were affected, 16.8% doxing, and 0.9% encountered sextortion. This study aims to analyze the relationship between privacy controls and the potential for Online-GBV among adolescents in the use of social media.
The study was quantitative in nature and employed a cross-sectional study design with correlational analysis. Privacy controls were the independent variable, and Online-GBV was the dependent variable. Simple random selection was used to get 157 respondents as a sample. Among the study tools were validated surveys on Online-GBV and privacy restrictions. Pearson^s correlation and Chi-Square tests were used for the statistical analysis. The study was conducted using the Ethical Clearance Test ID (No. 2628/KEPK/UNIV-UNHM/EC/IV/2025).
The findings showed that most adolescents (99,4%) reported having good privacy controls when using social media, yet 94,9% were still at risk of Online-GBV. Statistical analysis revealed a significant relationship between privacy controls and the occurrence of Online-GBV (p < 0.001, &#945- = 0.005).
These results indicate that although adolescents demonstrate awareness of privacy measures on social media, their exposure to various forms of Online-GBV remains high. This highlights the need for comprehensive educational interventions to strengthen adolescents^ understanding of online privacy, responsible social media practices to reduce the risks of Online-GBV.

Keywords: Privacy Control, Online Gender-Based Violence (KGBO), Adolescent Girls

Topic: Public Health Sciences