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Risk perceptions of cyber-security and precautionary behaviour
| dc.check.date | 2019-05-29 | |
| dc.check.info | Access to this article is restricted until 24 months after publication at the request of the publisher. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | van Schaik, Paul | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jeske, Debora | |
| dc.contributor.author | Onibokun, Joseph | |
| dc.contributor.author | Coventry, Lynne | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jansen, Jurjen | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kusev, Petko | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-14T14:47:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-14T14:47:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-05-29 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A quantitative empirical online study examined a set of 16 security hazards on the Internet and two comparisons in 436 UK- and US students, measuring perceptions of risk and other risk dimensions. First, perceived risk was highest for identity theft, keylogger, cyber-bullying and social engineering. Second, consistent with existing theory, significant predictors of perceived risk were voluntariness, immediacy, catastrophic potential, dread, severity of consequences and control, as well as Internet experience and frequency of Internet use. Moreover, control was a significant predictor of precautionary behaviour. Methodological implications emphasise the need for non-aggregated analysis and practical implications emphasise risk communication to Internet users. | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Accepted Version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | van Schaik, P., Jeske, D., Onibokun, J., Coventry, L., Jansen, J. and Kusev, P. (2017) 'Risk perceptions of cyber-security and precautionary behaviour', Computers in Human Behavior, 75, pp. 547-559. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.05.038 | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.chb.2017.05.038 | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 599 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0747-5632 | |
| dc.identifier.journaltitle | Computers in Human Behavior | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 547 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10468/4079 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 75 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | en |
| dc.rights | © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Risk perception | en |
| dc.subject | Precautionary behaviour | en |
| dc.subject | Information security | en |
| dc.subject | Cyber-security | en |
| dc.subject | Non-aggregate data analysis | en |
| dc.title | Risk perceptions of cyber-security and precautionary behaviour | en |
| dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |