This study aimed to investigate forms of digital violence against women, its causes, and its effect on women and society from the point of view of Female Saudi university students. The study followed the descriptive analytical method; And to achieve the purposes of the study, a questionnaire was prepared, which consisted of (27) statements distributed to three main axes addressing the forms of digital violence against women and its causes and effect on women and society. The study sample included (418) female students at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels in a number of Saudi universities. The study findings showed that the respondents agreed to all aspects of the questionnaire to a high degree, with impersonating a woman’s digital identity and broadcasting indecent clips through women’s personal accounts being the most common forms of digital violence against women; Among the reasons why women fall victim to this violence: random acceptance of friend requests, and the desire of the perpetrators of digital violence to blackmail women financially; The study also showed that digital violence against women leads to an increase in cases of family dysfunction, and women feel a loss of trust in those around them. Through these findings, the study recommended working towards raising the level of digital culture among Female Saudi university students, women in general, and informing them about their rights to express their opinions in digital environments, and conducting more studies on digital violence against women.

Key words: digital violence against women, forms of digital violence, causes of digital violence, effect of digital violence on women and society.