Framing effects on online security behavior
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UAM. Departamento de Análisis Económico, Teoría Económica e Historia EconómicaPublisher
Frontiers MediaDate
2020-10-21Citation
10.3389/fpsyg.2020.527886
Frontiers in Psychology 11.October (2020): 527886
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1664-042XDOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2020.527886Funded by
The study was part of the European Commission’s project Behavioral Insights on Cybersecurity (JRC/SVQ/2014/J.3/0039/ RC-AMI).Project
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/830929./EU//CIBEREditor's Version
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.527886Subjects
cyber security; gain vs. loss frame; lab experiment; nudge; online behavior; prospect theory; threat assessment; EconomíaRights
© 2020 Rodríguez-Priego, van Bavel, Vila and BriggsAbstract
We conducted an incentivized lab experiment examining the effect of gain vs. loss-framed warning messages on online security behavior. We measured the probability of suffering a cyberattack during the experiment as the result of five specific security behaviors: choosing a safe connection, providing minimum information during the sign-up process, choosing a strong password, choosing a trusted vendor, and logging-out. A loss-framed message led to more secure behavior during the experiment. The experiment also measured the effect of trusting beliefs and cybersecurity knowledge. Trusting beliefs had a negative effect on security behavior, while cybersecurity knowledge had a positive effect.
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Google Scholar:Rodríguez Priego, Nuria
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van Bavel, René
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Vila, José
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Briggs, Pam
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