@inproceedings{95fdf2d2a9704ddc81788e1f28106a79,
title = "Opting for Identity Theft Protection Services: The Role of Anticipated Distress",
abstract = "Identity theft has been a growing concern as criminals, more and more easily, utilize online channels to steal personally identifiable information (PII) for fraud and scams. Identity theft protection services for monitoring and recovering from identity theft are a means of protecting from the potential damages of identity theft. Drawing on the literature in the area of anticipated emotion and protection motivation theory, this study explores the role of anticipated distress of losing one{\textquoteright}s PII, in motivating adoption of identity theft protection services. We tested our hypotheses with 636 valid responses collected via Qualtrics panel. Our results show that anticipated distress is positively associated with adoption intention of identity theft protection services, and its effect is partially mediated by perceived threat of identity theft and perceived coping efficacy of the services. Theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed.",
keywords = "Anticipated distress, Cognitive-consequentialist perspective, Identity theft, Protection motivation theory",
author = "Jingguo Wang and Yuan Li and Adel Yazdanmehr and \{Raghav Rao\}, H.",
year = "2018",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780996683159",
series = "ICIS 2017: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation",
publisher = "Association for Information Systems",
booktitle = "ICIS 2017",
address = "United States",
note = "38th International Conference on Information Systems: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation, ICIS 2017 ; Conference date: 10-12-2017 Through 13-12-2017",
}