Optimistic bias about online privacy risks: Testing the moderating effects of perceived controllability and prior experience

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 987-995

  Cho, Hichang ^a   Lee, Jae Shin ^b   Chung, Siyoung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Online privacy; Optimistic bias; Perceived controllability; Perceived vulnerability; Prior experience; Risk judgments

Indexed keywords

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; INTERNET USERS; MODERATING EFFECT; ONLINE PRIVACY; PERCEIVED CONTROLLABILITY; PRIOR EXPERIENCE; SINGAPORE; TELEPHONE SURVEY;

CONTROLLABILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

RISKS;

EID: 77955280007     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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