Dispositional factors (particularly two personality meta-traits, Stability and Plasticity) serve as moderators of the relationships between perceptions derived from situational factors and intentions to violate information security policy. This study represents the first information security study to identify the existence of these two meta-traits and their influence on information security policy violation intentions. More importantly, this study provides new knowledge of how insiders translate perceptions into intentions based on their unique personality trait mix.
| Construct | Cites | Category | Questions given? | Content validity | Pretests | Response type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| perceived response cost | NEW? | Fear appeals | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | binary | |
| intention to violate information security policies | NEW | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | 7-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" and multiple choice | ||
| Openness to experience | Zhang, 2006 | Big Five | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | 7-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" | |
| Conscientiousness | Zhang, 2006 | Big Five | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | 7-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" | |
| Extraversion | Zhang, 2006 | Big Five | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | 7-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" | |
| Agreeableness | Zhang, 2006 | Big Five | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | 7-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" | |
| Neuroticism | Zhang, 2006 | Big Five | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | 7-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" | |
| perceptions of threat severity | NEW? | Fear appeals | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | binary | |
| threat vulnerability | NEW? | Fear appeals | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | binary | |
| self-efficacy | NEW? | Fear appeals | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | binary | |
| response efficacy | NEW? | Fear appeals | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | binary | |
| sanction severity | NEW? | Sanctions | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | binary | |
| sanction certainty | NEW? | Sanctions | yes | review from 9 experts | pilot | binary |
Allen C Johnston, Merrill Warkentin, Maranda McBride, and Lemuria Carter. Dispositional and situational factors: influences on information security policy violations. European Journal of Information Systems, 25(3):231–251, 2016. doi:10.1057/ejis.2015.15.
@article{johnston_dispositional_2016,
author = {Johnston, Allen C and Warkentin, Merrill and McBride, Maranda and Carter, Lemuria},
doi = {10.1057/ejis.2015.15},
journal = {European Journal of Information Systems},
number = {3},
pages = {231--251},
shorttitle = {Dispositional and Situational Factors},
title = {Dispositional and Situational Factors: Influences on Information Security Policy Violations},
volume = {25},
year = {2016}
}