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Since 1980s the topic related to the consequences of cybersex addiction involving children received high attention among scholars that include both physical and psychological damage. Due to modernisation and globalisation, the seriousness of this issue is undeniable. Based on this gap, a systematic literature review (SLR) is undertaken involving 26 peer-reviewed articles from the SCOPUS database, covering the social sciences area of research. Nevertheless, this analysis only included publications published between 2020 and 16th August 2022 due to the high reported cases of cybersex addiction during pandemic COVID-19. Based on the four processes undertaken by using SLR, depression is found as the most prevalent psychological consequence of cybersex addiction, while relationship problems is the main implication in physical aspect. To summarise, adequate parental and societal supervision and monitoring methods are essential for preventing children from becoming addicted to cybersex. It takes a village to raise a child—thus, everyone has roles and responsibilities in protecting children and making sure their rights, development and survival is uphold from time to time.
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To Cite this Article: Maizon, W. S. N. W., Hamid, S. N. F. A., & Ahmad, Y. (2023). Systematic Literature Review on the Consequences of Cybersex Addiction Involving Children. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting Finance and Management Sciences, 13(2), 1196–1213.
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