Given the ever-rising frequency of malware attacks and other problems leading people to lose their files, backups are an important proactive protective behavior in which users can engage. Backing up files can prevent emotional and financial losses and improve overall user experience. Yet, we find that less than half of young adults perform mobile or computer backups regularly. To understand why, we model the factors that drive mobile and computer backup behavior, and changes in that behavior over time, using data from a panel survey of 384 diverse young adults. We develop a set of models that explain 37% and 38% of the variance in reported mobile and computer backup behaviors, respectively. These models show consistent relationships between Internet skills and backup frequency on both mobile and computer devices. We find that this relationship holds longitudinally: increases in Internet skills lead to increased frequency of computer backups. This article provides a foundation for understanding what drives young adults’ backup behavior. It concludes with recommendations for motivating people to back up, and for future work, modeling similar user behaviors.

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新手机，谁拒绝？为千禧一代的备份行为建模

鉴于恶意软件攻击和其他导致人们丢失文件的问题的频率不断上升，备份是用户可以参与的重要主动保护行为。备份文件可以防止情感和经济损失并改善整体用户体验。然而，我们发现不到一半的年轻人定期执行移动或计算机备份。为了理解原因，我们使用来自 384 名不同年轻人的小组调查数据，对驱动移动和计算机备份行为的因素以及该行为随时间的变化进行建模。我们开发了一组模型，分别解释了报告的移动和计算机备份行为中 37% 和 38% 的差异。这些模型显示了互联网技能与移动和计算机设备上的备份频率之间的一致关系。我们发现这种关系是纵向的：互联网技能的提高会导致计算机备份频率的增加。本文为了解是什么推动了年轻人的后备行为奠定了基础。它最后提出了一些建议，以激励人们进行备份，并为未来的工作建模类似的用户行为。