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Perceived deception: Evaluating source credibility and self-efficacy

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  • Dustin Ormond
  • Merrill Warkentin
  • Allen C. Johnston
  • Samuel C. Thompson

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Detecting scareware messages that seek to deceive users with fear-inducing words and images is critical to protect users from sharing their identity information, money, and/or time with bad actors. Through a scenario-based experiment, the present study evaluated factors that aid users in perceiving deceptive communications. An online experiment was administered yielding 213 usable responses. The data from the study indicate high levels of deception detection self-efficacy and source trustworthiness increase the likelihood an individual will perceive a scareware message as deceptive. Additionally, technology awareness enhances self-efficacy to detect deception and reduces individual perceptions of source trustworthiness. Finally, the data significantly illustrate behavioral intention to use scareware is lower when the message is perceived as deceptive.

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  • Dustin Ormond & Merrill Warkentin & Allen C. Johnston & Samuel C. Thompson, 2016. "Perceived deception: Evaluating source credibility and self-efficacy," Journal of Information Privacy and Security, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(4), pages 197-217, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:uipsxx:v:12:y:2016:i:4:p:197-217
    DOI: 10.1080/15536548.2016.1243857
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    1. Hsin‐Hui Lin & Ching‐Feng Chen & Chih‐Lun Wu, 2023. "The effects of news authenticity and social media tie strength on consumer dissemination behavior," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 44(4), pages 2292-2313, June.
    2. Visentin, Marco & Pizzi, Gabriele & Pichierri, Marco, 2019. "Fake News, Real Problems for Brands: The Impact of Content Truthfulness and Source Credibility on consumers' Behavioral Intentions toward the Advertised Brands," Journal of Interactive Marketing, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 99-112.
    3. Arpan Kumar Kar & Shalini Nath Tripathi & Nishtha Malik & Shivam Gupta & Uthayasankar Sivarajah, 2023. "How Does Misinformation and Capricious Opinions Impact the Supply Chain - A Study on the Impacts During the Pandemic," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 327(2), pages 713-734, August.

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