Situational support and information security behavioural intention: a comparative study using conservation of resources theory

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dc.contributor.authorHong, Yuxiang
dc.contributor.authorXu, Mengyi
dc.contributor.authorFurnell, Steven
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-20T13:23:23Z
dc.date.available2023-02-20T13:23:23Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-15
dc.description.abstractThe formation of information security behavioural intention (ISBI) can be complex and dynamic in different contexts. This paper aims to examine and compare different users’ ISBI formalisation mechanisms when dealing with their personal affairs (non-work users) and organisational affairs (work users). Drawing on two principles of Conservation of Resources (COR) theory (i.e. resource loss principle, and resource gain principle), we developed two models to examine how situational support affects ISBI formation. The results of a study of 432 non-worker users and 261 work users indicate a curvilinear relationship between situational support and ISBI through subjective norms and risk perception for non-worker users, whilst a linear relationship via subjective norms is found for worker users. This is the first time that COR has been applied to explain the formation of ISBI. The findings broaden the research scope of individuals’ ISBI by revealing how situational support affects the formalisation mechanism for different users in cross-contexts. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings and the future study are discussed.en_UK
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by National Social Science Foundation of China (Education Science Youth Project) “Study on the cybersecurity talents demand matching mechanism and cultivation path under the Strategy of Cyber Power” [Grant Number CIA200273].en_UK
dc.identifier.citationHong Y, Xu M, Furnell S. (2023) Situational support and information security behavioural intention: a comparative study using conservation of resources theory, Behaviour and Information Technology, Volume 43, Issue 3, 2024, pp. 523-539en_UK
dc.identifier.eissn1362-3001
dc.identifier.issn0144-929X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2023.2177825
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/19216
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectInformation security behavioural intentionen_UK
dc.subjectsituational supporten_UK
dc.subjectrisk perceptionen_UK
dc.subjectsubjective normsen_UK
dc.subjectconservation of resources theoryen_UK
dc.subjectsocial exchange theoryen_UK
dc.titleSituational support and information security behavioural intention: a comparative study using conservation of resources theoryen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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