Research Paper The International Journal of Indian Psychology ISSN 2348-5396 (Online) | ISSN: 2349-3429 (Print) Volume 9, Issue 4, October- December, 2021 DIP: 18.01.132.20210904, DOI: 10.25215/0904.132 http://www.ijip.in © 2021, Santre S.; licensee IJIP. This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Theory of Empowerment in Female Cyber Victimization Siriporn Santre 1 * ABSTRACT The pervasiveness of digital technology in people’s lives is widely acknowledged, and it is potential for risky behaviors to be occurred in online. Females have been observed to face more cyber victimization than males due to the gender issue. Despite the rise in cyber victimization, research into the theoretical backgrounds of such online behaviors has been limited, but using the theory of empowerment, the female victim would more accurately pave a path that could lead to a reduction in the problem. This study provides a brief overview of the meaning and significance of empowerment theory, concept, and applying theory to female cyber victimization. During the empowerment process, the victim could be able to exert more control than the perpetrators, or victims may be able to develop the ability to change their situations. As a result of employing the empowerment theory, the negative consequences of cyber victimization can be mitigated. Keywords: Theory of Empowerment, Women Empowerment, Female, Cyber Victimization mpowerment is a concept that refers to personal strengths and competencies, natural helping processes, and proactive social change behaviors (Rappaport, 1984). Empowerment generally refers to the act of granting power to another, as well as providing a means of exerting or asserting power as a behavior practiced. The meaning assumes that the act of power is given upon someone by someone else (Parsons, 1991). However, it can also refer to the process of assisting individuals, groups, or communities in increasing their personal, interpersonal, and resilience in the face of difficult situations. (Gutiérrez, GlenMaye, & DeLois, 1995). Empowerment is more likely to emerge gradually rather than suddenly (Morton & Crump, 1996). For theory of empowerment include both process of incremental power among people and the outcome of conversion from powerless to power. The activities, actions, or structures can be empowering, and the results of such processes can provide a sense of empowerment (Perkins & Zimmerman, 1995). Empowerment theory has been revealed in a variety of fields. These include general psychology, community development, community health, nursing practice, sociology, and women’s studies (Joseph, 2020). The empowerment process for increasing personal power focuses on how people can gain a sense of personal power. Individuals can be devastated by the experience of being powerless, as is common with many victims of violence. Empowerment can be an outcome due to the results of victim interactions with their 1 College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand *Corresponding Author Received: September 27, 2021; Revision Received: December 02, 2021; Accepted: December 20, 2021 E