The measurement, intensity and determinants of fear of cybercrime: A systematic review

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Highlights：

• This study systematically reviews the literature on fear of cybercrime.

• From available studies, measurement, intensity and determinants of fear of cybercrime, are reported.

• Available studies tend to differ greatly in terms of emotion measured, and the type of cybercrime it relates to.

• Gender, victimization and risk perception are found to be common predictors of fear of cybercrime.

• Fear of cybercrime is found to be related to various types of ‘constrained behavior’.

摘要

•This study systematically reviews the literature on fear of cybercrime.•From available studies, measurement, intensity and determinants of fear of cybercrime, are reported.•Available studies tend to differ greatly in terms of emotion measured, and the type of cybercrime it relates to.•Gender, victimization and risk perception are found to be common predictors of fear of cybercrime.•Fear of cybercrime is found to be related to various types of ‘constrained behavior’.

论文关键词：Fear of cybercrime,Fear of online crime,Fear of crime,Measurement,Determinants,Systematic review

论文评审过程：Received 7 June 2021, Revised 24 September 2021, Accepted 22 October 2021, Available online 25 October 2021, Version of Record 8 November 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107082