Risk perceptions of cyber-security and precautionary behaviour
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Highlights：
• We studied students' responses to security hazards on the Internet.
• Students perceived identity theft as the riskiest hazard.
• Perceived risk was predicted by specific risk dimensions and use habits.
• Precautionary behaviour was predicted by students' perceived control.
• This work has implications for data analysis and risk communication to students.
摘要
•We studied students' responses to security hazards on the Internet.•Students perceived identity theft as the riskiest hazard.•Perceived risk was predicted by specific risk dimensions and use habits.•Precautionary behaviour was predicted by students' perceived control.•This work has implications for data analysis and risk communication to students.
论文关键词：Risk perception,Precautionary behaviour,Information security,Cyber-security,Non-aggregate data analysis
论文评审过程：Received 30 November 2016, Revised 9 May 2017, Accepted 25 May 2017, Available online 29 May 2017, Version of Record 9 June 2017.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.05.038
