Emotional Reactions to Cybersecurity Breach Situations: Scenario-Based Survey Study

Autor: Budimir, Sanja, Fontaine, Johnny R J, Huijts, Nicole M A, Haans, Antal, Loukas, George, Roesch, Etienne B
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 23, Iss 5, p e24879 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1438-8871
DOI: 10.2196/24879
Popis: BackgroundWith the ever-expanding interconnectedness of the internet and especially with the recent development of the Internet of Things, people are increasingly at risk for cybersecurity breaches that can have far-reaching consequences for their personal and professional lives, with psychological and mental health ramifications. ObjectiveWe aimed to identify the dimensional structure of emotion processes triggered by one of the most emblematic scenarios of cybersecurity breach, the hacking of one’s smart security camera, and explore which personality characteristics systematically relate to these emotion dimensions. MethodsA total of 902 participants from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands reported their emotion processes triggered by a cybersecurity breach scenario. Moreover, they reported on their Big Five personality traits, as well as on key indicators for resilient, overcontrolling (internalizing problems), and undercontrolling (aggression) personality types. ResultsPrincipal component analyses revealed a clear 3-dimensional structure of emotion processes: emotional intensity, proactive versus fight/flight reactions, and affective versus cognitive/motivational reactions. Regression analyses revealed that more internalizing problems (β=.33, P
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