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Understanding Information Security Behaviours of Tanzanian Government Employees: A Health Belief Model Perspective

D. Koloseni,Chong Yee Lee,Ming-Lee Gan

Published 2019 in International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction

ABSTRACT

This article investigates security behaviours of employees using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a theoretical lens. Given the fact that previous studies on security behaviours paid much attention to conscious information security behaviours; this article extends the HBM to study both habitual or automatic security behaviours (security habit) and conscious security behaviours of Tanzanian government employees. A structural equation modelling (SEM) technique was used for data analysis. The study found that, the intentions of government employees to practice information security behaviour is influenced by perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, perceived barriers, and cues to action and security habits. Their intentions, however, is not affected by perceived benefits and self-efficacy. Further, an employee's intentions and security habits has a significant effect on actual security practice. Generally, the extended research model enriches the understanding of the role played by both conscious and habitual security behaviours on information security behaviours of employees.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2019

  • Venue

    International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction

  • Publication date

    Unknown publication date

  • Fields of study

    Business, Psychology, Computer Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.4018/IJTHI.2019010102
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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