Anxiety about internet hacking: Results from a community sample

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Highlights:

• Internet hacking anxiety was rated somewhat higher than baseline anxiety.

• Hacking anxiety was a unique construct, and not simply general anxiety.

• Demographic characteristics were unrelated to hacking anxiety.

摘要

•Internet hacking anxiety was rated somewhat higher than baseline anxiety.•Hacking anxiety was a unique construct, and not simply general anxiety.•Demographic characteristics were unrelated to hacking anxiety.

论文关键词:Anxiety,Psychological stress,Information technology,Electronic communication,Social media,Privacy

论文评审过程:Received 27 May 2015, Revised 26 July 2015, Accepted 29 July 2015, Available online 15 August 2015, Version of Record 15 August 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.057