Using protection motivation theory in the design of nudges to improve online security behavior

Bavel, René van; Rodríguez-Priego, Nuria; Vila, José; Briggs, Pam

doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2018.11.003

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“…Subjects with a higher level of agreement that the listed security actions would prevent them from being attacked behaved more secure during the experiment. We can extract from this that subjects who have a clear concern of what secure behavior means may perform better when making security decisions -a finding again in keeping with recent work on the role of promoting "coping interventions" as part of cybersecurity protection (e.g., Tsai et al, 2016;Jansen and van Schaik, 2017;van Bavel et al, 2019).…”

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“…Secondly, our loss message was yoked to a behavioral nudge to navigate safely (i.e., we told consumers what they needed to do to avoid loss). Therefore, our intervention was aligned to recent findings that show that threat (or loss) appeals in isolation fail, but they can be effective when presented in conjunction with coping messages that direct consumer behavior (van Bavel et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 52%

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We conducted an incentivized lab experiment examining the effect of gain vs. lossframed warning messages on online security behavior. We measured the probability of suffering a cyberattack during the experiment as the result of five specific security behaviors: choosing a safe connection, providing minimum information during the sign-up process, choosing a strong password, choosing a trusted vendor, and loggingout. A loss-framed message led to more secure behavior during the experiment. The experiment also measured the effect of trusting beliefs and cybersecurity knowledge. Trusting beliefs had a negative effect on security behavior, while cybersecurity knowledge had a positive effect.

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“…However, although almost everyone has changed their daily routines, and, e.g., avoid public gatherings, almost one fifth report shopping for groceries as usual, indicating a discrepancy between the will and intention to comply, and the actual behaviour. For a deeper understanding of this, further research using behavioural science theory is required [24,25].…”

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Compliance to Recommendations and Mental Health Consequences among Elderly in Sweden during the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Cross Sectional Online Survey

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Beckman

2020

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Background (1): In the wake of COVID-19, elderly people have been labelled a risk group. As the pandemic is a new crisis in Sweden, we have no knowledge on how this group perceives the information and recommendations being provided. Complying with these recommendations entails physical distancing and, for some, isolation at home. Methods (2): From 16 April to 15 May 2020, we conducted an online survey targeting people aged 70 and older in Sweden (n = 1854). Results (3): A vast majority of the participants find the information and recommendations clear and reliable. Half of the participants report staying at home all the time, and up to half report decreased mental health in terms of, e.g., feeling depressed, having sleeping problems and that isolation makes them feel bad. However, elderly people are not a homogenous group, and there are gender and demographic differences. (4) Conclusion: At this point, we do not know the full extent of the ongoing pandemic, either in terms of duration or in terms of losses. The Swedish model for action on COVID-19 has not included a lock down. However, elderly people seem to comply with recommendations and practice social distancing to a high degree. This might lead to decreased mental health and long-term effects.

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“…The literature is rich with models used in the area of cybersecurity (van Bavel, Rodríguez-Priego, Vila, & Briggs, 2019). One of the most cited theories in this area is PMT, which seeks to clarify the cognitive processes which mediate behaviour in the face of a threat (Rogers, 1975(Rogers, , 1983van Bavel et al, 2019). The theory focuses on two appraisal processes.…”

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Employees’ behavioural intention to smartphone security: A gender-based, cross-national study

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Tarhini

Shah

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Computers in Human Behavior

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Using protection motivation theory in the design of nudges to improve online security behavior

Cited by 124 publications

References 53 publications

Framing Effects on Online Security Behavior

Framing Effects on Online Security Behavior

Compliance to Recommendations and Mental Health Consequences among Elderly in Sweden during the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Cross Sectional Online Survey

Employees’ behavioural intention to smartphone security: A gender-based, cross-national study

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