TY - GEN
T1 - The Impact of Personality Traits and Need for Cognition on Cybersecurity Behavior
T2 - 25th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering, WISE 2024
AU - Al-Hamad, Eiman A.
AU - Alshakhsi, Sameha
AU - Babiker, Areej
AU - Erbad, Aiman
AU - Ali, Raian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Personality traits and demographic factors can shape security behavior intentions. The impact of these factors on security behavior intentions can vary based on the cultural context in which individuals reside. In this study, we explore cultural variations in security behavior intentions, followed by an analysis of the personality traits and demographic factors that can predict these intentions. We investigate Arab local and Arab ex-pats in Europe and European populations, analyzing the varying effects of predictors on each group. Data was collected from 513 participants through an online survey. Age, gender, need for cognition, and personality traits, including agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism, were used to predict security behavior intentions. The findings reveal a slight inclination among Arab individuals towards higher security behavior intentions than Europeans, with varying impacts of predictors observed between the two samples. These findings significantly enrich the existing literature by including cultural factors and studying populations not WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic). The research identifies predictive factors and their strength, covering diverse populations across Arab and European countries to comprehensively understand these dynamics.
AB - Personality traits and demographic factors can shape security behavior intentions. The impact of these factors on security behavior intentions can vary based on the cultural context in which individuals reside. In this study, we explore cultural variations in security behavior intentions, followed by an analysis of the personality traits and demographic factors that can predict these intentions. We investigate Arab local and Arab ex-pats in Europe and European populations, analyzing the varying effects of predictors on each group. Data was collected from 513 participants through an online survey. Age, gender, need for cognition, and personality traits, including agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism, were used to predict security behavior intentions. The findings reveal a slight inclination among Arab individuals towards higher security behavior intentions than Europeans, with varying impacts of predictors observed between the two samples. These findings significantly enrich the existing literature by including cultural factors and studying populations not WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic). The research identifies predictive factors and their strength, covering diverse populations across Arab and European countries to comprehensively understand these dynamics.
KW - Culture
KW - Gender
KW - Need for cognition
KW - Personality traits
KW - Security behavior intentions
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85211349064
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-96-0570-5_28
DO - 10.1007/978-981-96-0570-5_28
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85211349064
SN - 9789819605699
VL - 15438
T3 - Lecture Notes In Computer Science
SP - 389
EP - 401
BT - Web Information Systems Engineering-wise 2024, Pt Iii
A2 - Wang, H
A2 - Wang, X
A2 - Barhamgi, M
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 2 December 2024 through 5 December 2024
ER -