FACTORS INFLUENCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON PERSONAL DATA SECURITY – RESEARCH RESULTS

Abstract

This article presents the results of a quasi-experimental study aimed at demonstrating therelationship between a unit educational activity in the form of a lecture on personal data risksand the level of commitment to ensuring the security of one’s own personal data. A proprietarytool with a high reliability index was used to measure the level of commitment – the dependentvariable in this research. In the process of operationalizing the variable, use was made of thetheory of attitude components. The studies, which were carried out according to the research planinvolving a control group and only the final measurement, did not confirm the hypothesis thatpeople subjected to educational activities would declare greater concern for their own data, andthe connection was found to be small yet statistically significant.