Identify the antecedents of distrust in a website

Jinbi Yang, Choon Ling Sia, Carol Xiaojuan Ou

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

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Abstract

It has been widely accepted that distrust is qualitatively different from trust. Yet scholarly knowledge about the antecedents of distrust is scarce, while the antecedents of trust have received extensive attention. Furthermore, little empirical research has explored how website factors impact on the formation of distrust in a user. Drawing upon the review of distrust literature and competence-motive perception, we propose a new theoretical framework to explain how website factors impact on perceptions of the attributes of a given website, which in turn form user distrust. In this research, distrust is triggered by website evaluations in two areas, namely malevolence and incompetence. These two attributes are determined by three website factors: lack of structural assurance, interface design, and lack of third-party recognition. The proposed research model of distrust formation in the online context is verified by an online survey with 283 valid responses. We offer theoretical and practical implications for our findings.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2015 - Proceedings
PublisherPacific Asia Conference on Information Systems
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Event19th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2015) - Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Duration: 5 Jul 20159 Jul 2015
http://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2015/index.3.html
http://pacis2015.comp.nus.edu.sg/
http://www.pacis-net.org/proceeding.php?paperyear=2015
http://pacis2015.comp.nus.edu.sg/pages/programschedule.pdf

Conference

Conference19th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2015)
Abbreviated titlePACIS 2015
Country/TerritorySingapore
CityMarina Bay Sands
Period5/07/159/07/15
Internet address

Research Keywords

  • Competence and motive perception
  • Distrust
  • Incompetence
  • Malevolence
  • Website factors

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