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Table 2.

Construct definitions for the research model presented in Fig. 1.

Construct name	Label	Definition
Email security behavior	BEH	An individual’s self-reported behavior when using email
Perceived benefits	BEN	An individual’s beliefs of the value of an email security behavior to reduce the risk of a security incident
Perceived barriers	BAR	An individual’s own evaluation of the obstacles in the way of adopting a new email security behavior
Self-efficacy	EFF	The belief in an individual’s own ability to practice an email security behavior
Perceived vulnerability	VUL	The personal risk or susceptibility of contracting a condition caused by a security incident
Cues to action	CUE	Events, things, or people that move people to change their email security behavior
Prior experience	EXP	An individual’s previous negative experience with security incidents
Perceived severity	SEV	An individual’s belief about the seriousness or severity of a security incident

Construct name	Label	Definition
Email security behavior	BEH	An individual’s self-reported behavior when using email
Perceived benefits	BEN	An individual’s beliefs of the value of an email security behavior to reduce the risk of a security incident
Perceived barriers	BAR	An individual’s own evaluation of the obstacles in the way of adopting a new email security behavior
Self-efficacy	EFF	The belief in an individual’s own ability to practice an email security behavior
Perceived vulnerability	VUL	The personal risk or susceptibility of contracting a condition caused by a security incident
Cues to action	CUE	Events, things, or people that move people to change their email security behavior
Prior experience	EXP	An individual’s previous negative experience with security incidents
Perceived severity	SEV	An individual’s belief about the seriousness or severity of a security incident