This study describes the development and validation of the Privacy and Data Security Concerns Scale (PDSCS), designed to assess job applicants’ privacy and data security concerns. Validity evidence for the PDSCS was established with four steps including: item generation and content validation, item reduction, confirmatory factor analysis, and construct and criterion validity. Our findings supported the content and proposed factor structure of the nine‐item PDSCS. Specifically, the proposed three‐factor structure (with the subdimensions: Secure connection, inappropriate use of information, and mistrust in employer security practices) as well as a second‐order factor, (termed privacy and data security concerns) were confirmed. Additionally, evidence is presented for the criterion validity of the PDSCS and its subdimensions.

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隐私和数据安全关注量表（PDSCS）的开发和验证

这项研究描述了隐私和数据安全问题量表（PDSCS）的开发和验证，该量表旨在评估求职者的隐私和数据安全问题。建立PDSCS的有效性证据包括四个步骤，包括：项目生成和内容验证，项目减少，确认性因素分析以及构造和标准有效性。我们的发现支持了九项PDSCS的内容和拟议的因子结构。具体来说，建议的三因素结构（子类别：安全连接，信息的不适当使用和对雇主安全实践的不信任）以及第二因素（称为隐私和数据安全问题）被确认。此外，为PDSCS及其子维度的标准有效性提供了证据。