Paper Type
Short
Paper Number
1101
Description
This study aimed to investigate whether employees’ perceived security-related stress and information security self-efficacy affect their intentions to comply with organizational information security policies. This study employed a questionnaire survey and collected 342 valid responses. The results indicate that security-related stress partially influences self-efficacy and the intention to comply with information security policies. Note that the stressor uncertainty has a positive effect on self-efficacy in information security. This finding aligns with the unexpected result of Chang et al. (2018). Self-efficacy in information security directly influences the intention to comply with information security policies. This study suggests that organizations can enhance employee compliance with information security policies by controlling the psychological pressures related to information security, such as work overload and uncertainty. Providing relevant counseling and training as well as boosting employees’ self-efficacy in information security are also recommended to enhance compliance with information security policies among employees.
Recommended Citation
Huang, Hsieh-Hong; Lin, Jian-Wei; and Hsu, Jack, "Effects of Stress and Self-Efficacy on Information Security Policy Compliance" (2024). PACIS 2024 Proceedings. 12.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2024/track07_secprivacy/track07_secprivacy/12
Effects of Stress and Self-Efficacy on Information Security Policy Compliance
This study aimed to investigate whether employees’ perceived security-related stress and information security self-efficacy affect their intentions to comply with organizational information security policies. This study employed a questionnaire survey and collected 342 valid responses. The results indicate that security-related stress partially influences self-efficacy and the intention to comply with information security policies. Note that the stressor uncertainty has a positive effect on self-efficacy in information security. This finding aligns with the unexpected result of Chang et al. (2018). Self-efficacy in information security directly influences the intention to comply with information security policies. This study suggests that organizations can enhance employee compliance with information security policies by controlling the psychological pressures related to information security, such as work overload and uncertainty. Providing relevant counseling and training as well as boosting employees’ self-efficacy in information security are also recommended to enhance compliance with information security policies among employees.
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