Understanding digital citizenship indicators from student perspective in Malaysia

The lifestyles of people have changed as a result of the recent rapid advancements in information and communication technologies. These technologies’ digital tools and platforms have centred on the lives of individuals and have grown to be an integral component of people, especially young adults. The idea of digital citizenship is becoming more and more significant as people interact online. It is also recognized as a notion that aids educators and technology leaders in comprehending what students need to know in order to use technology responsibly. This study intends to determine student levels of digital citizenship and investigate factors affecting digital citizenship among Malaysian university students. A quantitative technique was used, with 205 undergraduate students from a Malaysian public university as the subjects. The findings demonstrate that the sample has a high degree of digital citizenship and that students’ internet self-efficacy and attitudes toward the internet have a significant influence on their digital citizenship. The results of this study should be useful to educators and technology leaders in setting the right amount of assistance and direction to ensure that our future leaders can be active digital citizens. The study’s shortcomings are emphasized, and some suggestions for fostering digital citizenship among university students are made.

• This paper is devoted to studying the factors influencing digital citizenship at one of the public universities in Malaysia. In the course of the study, the effect of students’ internet self-efficacy and internet attitudes on digital citizenship are examined.