Gaming Tasks as a Method for Studying the Impact of Warning Messages on Information Behavior

IF 0.3 4区管理学 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Library Trends Pub Date : 2020-10-21 DOI:10.1353/lib.2020.0012

Alexandria Haddad, J. Sauer, J. Prichard, Caroline Spiranovic, K. Gelb

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Abstract

Abstract:New and nontraditional approaches are required to effectively tackle the global problem of cybercrime. Online warning messages offer the unique potential to influence information behavior at the exact point of user decision-making. This research assessed the prevention effect of differing components of warning messages. Thirty-five male participants, aged 18–43, participated in a behavioral-compliance task comprising messages received when visiting websites likely to contain malware. Participants also rated messages on believability, severity, and effects on intention to comply. The components of messages tested were as follows: three "signal words" (warning, hazard, and stop), two levels of message explicitness (high, low), and two imagery conditions (eyes, no eyes). Contrary to expectations, explicitness was the only message component to yield a significant preventative effect on self-rated and behavioral responses. Participants not only perceived the explicit messages as more believable, severe, and likely to increase intention to comply but also demonstrated, through their behavioral-compliance data, a preventative effect from more explicit messages. The implications of these findings for designing messages to prevent cybercrimes are explored.

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游戏任务作为研究警告信息对信息行为影响的方法

摘要：需要新的非传统方法来有效解决全球网络犯罪问题。在线警告消息提供了在用户决策的确切点影响信息行为的独特潜力。这项研究评估了警告信息不同组成部分的预防效果。35名年龄在18-43岁之间的男性参与者参与了一项行为合规任务，其中包括访问可能包含恶意软件的网站时收到的信息。参与者还对信息的可信度、严重性以及对遵守意愿的影响进行了评级。测试信息的组成部分如下：三个“信号词”（警告、危险和停止）、两个级别的信息明确性（高、低）和两种图像条件（有眼、无眼）。与预期相反，明确性是唯一对自我评价和行为反应产生显著预防作用的信息成分。参与者不仅认为明确的信息更可信、更严重，并且可能增加遵守的意愿，而且通过他们的行为遵守数据，证明了更明确的信息的预防作用。探讨了这些发现对设计信息以预防网络犯罪的影响。

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1.20

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12.50%

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