Examining the relationship of organizational insiders' psychological capital with information security threat and coping appraisals

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Highlights：

• Extended PMT model is proposed that includes the relationship of insiders' PsyCap.

• PsyCap uniquely relates to each threat and coping appraisal mechanism of PMT.

• Via the facets of PMT, PsyCap indirectly relates to protection motivation and PMBs.

• Higher levels of PsyCap are related to more PMBs and higher protection motivation.

• Opportunities exist to build insiders' PsyCap and improve information security.

摘要

•Extended PMT model is proposed that includes the relationship of insiders' PsyCap.•PsyCap uniquely relates to each threat and coping appraisal mechanism of PMT.•Via the facets of PMT, PsyCap indirectly relates to protection motivation and PMBs.•Higher levels of PsyCap are related to more PMBs and higher protection motivation.•Opportunities exist to build insiders' PsyCap and improve information security.

论文关键词：Information security,Psychological capital (PsyCap),Protection motivation theory (PMT),Positive psychology,Organizational insiders

论文评审过程：Received 30 March 2016, Revised 31 October 2016, Accepted 12 November 2016, Available online 24 November 2016, Version of Record 24 November 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.11.018