  This paper reports on a study aiming to explore factors associated with
protection motivation of users on social networking sites. The objectives of
this study were to determine how trust in internet service provider, trust in
social media provider, trust in government, privacy concerns, fear of
government intrusions, locus of control, and perceived threats affect
protection motivation of users on social networking sites. The study employed a
cross-sectional research design. A survey was conducted among University of
Maribor students between October 2018 and January 2019. A total of 289
respondents completed the survey providing for N=276 useful responses after
excluding poorly completed responses (27.9 percent response rate). The survey
questionnaire was developed in English. A Slovenian translation of the survey
questionnaire is available.
