Cyber-victimization preventive behavior: A health belief model approach
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Highlights：
• Being young, men, daily and senior Internet user increase the use of antivirus.
• Beliefs about severity and susceptibility to digital threats predict antivirus use.
• Beliefs on antivirus efficacy as a preventive action increases its use.
• Belief in one's efficacy to protect the PC fosters the adoption and use of antivirus.
• Willingness to spend effort to protect e-devices is critical to engage in antivirus use.
摘要
•Being young, men, daily and senior Internet user increase the use of antivirus.•Beliefs about severity and susceptibility to digital threats predict antivirus use.•Beliefs on antivirus efficacy as a preventive action increases its use.•Belief in one's efficacy to protect the PC fosters the adoption and use of antivirus.•Willingness to spend effort to protect e-devices is critical to engage in antivirus use.
论文关键词：Victimization,Safety,Preventive behavior,Health belief model,Security,Cybercrime
论文评审过程：Received 5 July 2016, Revised 12 October 2016, Accepted 22 November 2016, Available online 2 December 2016, Version of Record 2 December 2016.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.11.044
