Citation

Tennakoon KLUS, Taras DG. Secur. J. 2012; 25(4): 291-308.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group -- Palgrave-Macmillan)

DOI

10.1057/sj.2011.28

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study assesses the sense of security associated with cell phone use in two distinctly-different countries using the ecological systems theory perspective. Triangulating multiple data collection methods, the study explores: (a) the characteristics of individuals who associate the cell phone with perceived security, (b) actual cell phone usage for security and (c) the cognitive mechanisms linking cell phone use with peace of mind.

RESULTS confirm that cell phones do offer users a heightened sense of security with a strong gender difference in security perception. The strong gender difference holds even with one of the countries having imminent, unpredictable and gender-neutral terrorism threats.

Keywords: cell phone use; sense of security; interview data; survey data; gender differences

Language: en