Securing online privacy: An empirical test on Internet scam victimization, online privacy concerns, and privacy protection behaviors

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Highlights：

• This study employs fear-based theorizing to explore online privacy concerns.

• Self-control was associated with the decreased Internet scam victimization.

• Routine Internet activities predicted increased Internet scam victimization.

• Internet scam victimization was associated with increased online privacy concerns.

• Online privacy concerns predicted elevated privacy protection behaviors.

摘要

•This study employs fear-based theorizing to explore online privacy concerns.•Self-control was associated with the decreased Internet scam victimization.•Routine Internet activities predicted increased Internet scam victimization.•Internet scam victimization was associated with increased online privacy concerns.•Online privacy concerns predicted elevated privacy protection behaviors.

论文关键词：Internet scam victimization,Privacy concerns,Privacy protection measures,Privacy knowledge,Routine Internet activities,Self-control abilities

论文评审过程：Received 3 October 2016, Revised 30 December 2016, Accepted 1 January 2017, Available online 2 January 2017, Version of Record 13 January 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.01.003