...Robert Stone; Daniel Eveleth Purpose This paper aims to examine the extent to which Generation (Gen) Z’s perceptions of subjective norms and self-efficacy influence their privacy-protection behaviors. Individuals with high privacy concerns tend to perform more protection-oriented behaviors, while...

... migration theory and the push–pull mooring (PPM) model, the research identifies push factors (institutional privacy concerns), pull factors (relative privacy protection) and mooring factors (switching costs and exhaustion) as collectively shaping WhatsApp usage continuity. Findings Notably, the research...

.... A total of 284 valid survey data are collected and partial least square (PLS)-based structural equation modeling is used to test the model. Findings Results highlight that both privacy concern and coping appraisal have a significant impact on the intention to adopt the security defensive software...