Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This study develops and validates the personal cyber resilience scale (PCRS) to identify resilience profiles and explore differences between Gen Z engineering students and Gen Alpha students nearing higher education. A mixed-methods study (N = 3275) employed EFA, CFA, and K-means clustering, supplemented by qualitative analysis. We developed a robust 32-item, seven-factor PCRS (α = .871) and identified four stable profiles. Profile distribution differed significantly by generation (p = .011) and gender (p < .001), with qualitative data providing context to these differences. The PCRS is an effective tool for measuring youth cyber resilience, and the profiles can inform targeted prevention strategies in educational contexts.
Authors: Judit Módné Takács, Monika Pogátsnik
Institution: Obuda University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $161
OpenAlex ID: W4416736017