Construct: Perceived Security Threats

Also quoted in literature as:

• Perceived threat
• perception of current security threats

This construct belongs to the following categories:

• Uncategorised

This construct is used by:

• Stanciu, 2016: Students' Awareness on Information Security between Own Perception and Reality\textendashan Empirical Study
  Questions given: no
• Tu et al., 2015: Learning to Cope with Information Security Risks Regarding Mobile Device Loss or Theft: An Empirical Examination
  Questions given: yes
• Crossler, 2010: Protection Motivation Theory: Understanding Determinants to Backing Up Personal Data
  Questions given: yes

Papers using this construct cite the following papers for the source of this construct:

• Lee, 2009: Threat or Coping Appraisal: Determinants of SMB Executives' Decision to Adopt Anti-Malware Software
• Liang, 2009: Avoidance of Information Technology Threats: A Theoretical Perspective
• Workman et al., 2008: Security Lapses and the Omission of Information Security Measures: A Threat Control Model and Empirical Test
• Witte, 1996: Predicting Risk Behaviors: Development and Validation of a Diagnostic Scale

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