We develop and validate a more specific and holistic construct of security-related stress manifested in multidimensional stressors of individuals’ work, personal, and social environment. A first empirical test with 165 participants does not only confirm the newly identified sub-dimensions, but also shows mixed effects of the interrelated but distinct sub-dimensions of security-related stress on information security policy compliance intention.
| Construct | Cites | Category | Questions given? | Content validity | Pretests | Response type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complexity | Ragu-Nathan et al., 2008, Ayyagari et al., 2011 | Work Environment | yes | 5-person review following mackenzie_construct_2011 | none | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" | |
| Overload | Ragu-Nathan et al., 2008, Ayyagari et al., 2011 | Work Environment | yes | 5-person review following mackenzie_construct_2011 | none | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" | |
| Uncertainty | Ragu-Nathan et al., 2008, Ayyagari et al., 2011 | Work Environment | yes | 5-person review following mackenzie_construct_2011 | none | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" | |
| Privacy Invasion | Ragu-Nathan et al., 2008, Ayyagari et al., 2011 | Personal Environment | yes | 5-person review following mackenzie_construct_2011 | none | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" | |
| Job Security | Ragu-Nathan et al., 2008, Ayyagari et al., 2011 | Personal Environment | yes | 5-person review following mackenzie_construct_2011 | none | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" | |
| Degree of Freedom | NEW | Personal Environment | yes | 5-person review following mackenzie_construct_2011 | none | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" | |
| Conflict | NEW | Social Environment | yes | 5-person review following mackenzie_construct_2011 | none | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" | |
| News | NEW | Social Environment | yes | 5-person review following mackenzie_construct_2011 | none | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" | |
| employees’ compliance with the information security policy | Bulgurcu et al., 2010 | no | none | none | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" |
Clara Ament and Steffi Haag. How Information Security Requirements Stress Employees. In Thirty Seventh International Conference on Information Systems. Dublin, Ireland, 2016.
@inproceedings{ament_how_2016,
address = {Dublin, Ireland},
author = {Ament, Clara and Haag, Steffi},
booktitle = {Thirty {{Seventh International Conference}} on {{Information Systems}}},
title = {How {{Information Security Requirements Stress Employees}}},
year = {2016}
}