scholarly journals Privacy Management and Self-Disclosure on Social Network Sites: The Moderating Effects of Stress and Gender

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-251
Author(s):  
Renwen Zhang ◽  
Jiawei Sophia Fu
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Emotional Component ◽  
Effects Of Stress ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract A plethora of research has examined the effects of privacy concerns on individuals' self-disclosure on social network sites (SNSs). However, most studies are based on the rational choice paradigm, without taking into account the influence of individuals' emotional states. This study examines the roles of stress in influencing the relationship between privacy concerns and self-disclosure on SNSs, as well as gender differences in the effects of stress. Results from a survey of 556 university students in Hong Kong suggest that privacy concerns are negatively related to the amount, intimacy, and honesty of self-disclosure on SNSs. Yet a person's level of stress dampens the association between privacy concerns and disclosure amount and intimacy, suggesting that people may worry less about privacy when highly stressed. Moreover, the moderating effect of stress varies based on gender. This study provides insights into the emotional component of privacy management online.

scholarly journals THE QUALITY OF SURVEY SCALES FOR MEASURING INFORMATION PRIVACY CONCERNS ON SOCIAL NETWORK SITES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jošt Bartol ◽  
Andraž Petrovčič ◽  
Vasja Vehovar
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Information Privacy ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Information Privacy Concerns ◽  
Assessment Scales

Information privacy concerns (IPCs) play an important role in user behavior on social network sites (SNSs). They are associated with self-disclosure behavior, enjoyment, and, perhaps most importantly, a user’s intention and ability to form and sustain social ties on SNSs. While conceptual integration of different approaches to studying IPCs has already been pursued, prior research has pointed to potential problems with respect to the survey measurements of IPCs. More specifically, a plethora of self-assessment scales have been developed but the differences among them have not yet been systematically elaborated, and this is further complicated by many methodologically questionable adaptations of existing IPC survey scales to ever-emerging online contexts and SNS platforms. Accordingly, this study comprises a systematic literature review based on the COSMIN methodology to comprehensively examine the quality of survey scales used for measuring IPCs among SNS users. The results have unveiled significant variety with 35 uni- or multidimensional survey scales used in 71 articles published since 2009. Many of the scales are of questionable quality in terms of structural validity, and only a few of the studies tested them for measurement invariance. Nevertheless, we identified some scales that are promising candidates for future use, although further testing and potential improvements are needed. Our findings could also act as the foundation for a unified measurement approach to IPCs that could be used across different SNSs platforms.

scholarly journals The ‘Privacy Paradox’ Investigation among the African American College Students: Privacy Concerns and Self-Disclosure on the Social Network Sites

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 619
Author(s):  
Yanjun Yu
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Social Network ◽  
College Student ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
Privacy Risk ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Privacy Paradox

<div><p><em>This article examines the current status of privacy risk concern on Social Network Sites (SNS) among African American college students in a HBCU college in the United States. It also investigates the gender difference on this issue. The research focuses on the ‘privacy paradox’ phenomenon on SNS, in other words, how SNS users’ privacy risk concern associates with their self-disclosure activity. The research findings are interesting and confirm the ‘privacy paradox’ phenomenon among the less studied African American college student community. The results show although the participants of the study fear something unpleasant can happen to them due to their presence on SNS and realize it is risky to publish their personal information on SNS, they still do some self-disclosure activities such as post photos and status. When they see the threat to their privacy due to their presence on SNS, they still post their status and videos on SNS. When they feel unsafe to publish their personal information on SNS, they still post photos and videos on SNS. Gender only significantly affect the post photo self-disclosure activity on SNS. The research contributes to the academia by investigating privacy concerns on the rarely studied minority community i.e., African American college student body. The study can provide tips for the privacy policy practitioners when they make or modify their privacy policies. </em></p></div>

scholarly journals Sexual and gender-based violence: To tweet or not to tweet?

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Masciantonio ◽  
Sandy Schumann ◽  
David Bourguignon
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Social Activism ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender

This research explores the reasons that lead survivors of sexual and gender-based violence to share their experiences on Twitter, as well as the reasons that prevent them from doing so. Using an online survey, we investigated the perspective of 94 survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. Open-ended responses were analysed with the ALCESTE method, a lexical analysis. Considering that in-person self-disclosure differs from in-public self-disclosure, we based our interpretations of the findings on self-disclosure as well as collective action and social activism frameworks. Results showed that those who shared their experience on Twitter did so to render sexual and gender-based violence more visible, and to support the #MeToo movement. They also wanted to change public perceptions of sexual and gender-based violence, while addressing violence at work and denouncing rape culture (the difficulty of filing a complaint, and victim blaming). On the contrary, survivors who did not tweet their experience expressed several concerns, such as feeling ashamed, the fear of being judged by others, and a lack of trust in the Twitter platform and its members. This research concludes that in order to understand the disclosure of victimisation on social network sites, like Twitter, it is worthwhile to complement the self-disclosure framework with insights on collective action and social activism. We also make a call for taking into account differences of social network sites when studying online disclosure of sexual and gender-based violence. Content warning: This article discusses issues of sexual and gender-based violence.

scholarly journals Sexual and gender-based violence: to tweet or not to tweet?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Masciantonio ◽  
Sandy Schumann ◽  
David Bourguignon
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Inductive Approach ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Survey Responses

This exploratory study aims to identify reasons that lead victims of sexual and gender-based violence to share, or, not share their experiences on Twitter. Doing so, we draw on models that take an interpersonal or intergroup perspective. Open-ended survey responses of 94 victims of sexual and gender-based violence were analyzed using the ALCESTE method, a qualitative and inductive approach. Results showed that those who shared their experience on Twitter did so to render sexual and gender-based violence more visible and to support other victims; they declared that they also wanted to change society, contributing in this way to a wider collective movement. On the contrary, participants who did not tweet their experience reported concerns about different costs and risks, such as feeling ashamed, the fear of being judged and blamed by others and even a lack of trust in the Twitter platform and its members. This study concludes therefore with a call for a framework integrating models of self-disclosure and collective action to conceptualize the testimonials of sexual and gender-based violence on social network sites.

Revisiting the Privacy Paradox on Social Media With an Extended Privacy Calculus Model: The Effect of Privacy Concerns, Privacy Self-Efficacy, and Social Capital on Privacy Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 1392-1412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsuan-Ting Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Limiting Profile ◽  
Privacy Calculus

This study builds on the privacy calculus model to revisit the privacy paradox on social media. A two-wave panel data set from Hong Kong and a cross-sectional data set from the United States are used. This study extends the model by incorporating privacy self-efficacy as another privacy-related factor in addition to privacy concerns (i.e., costs) and examines how these factors interact with social capital (i.e., the expected benefit) in influencing different privacy management strategies, including limiting profile visibility, self-disclosure, and friending. This study proposed and found a two-step privacy management strategy in which privacy concerns and privacy self-efficacy prompt users to limit their profile visibility, which in turn enhances their self-disclosing and friending behaviors in both Hong Kong and the United States. Results from the moderated mediation analyses further demonstrate that social capital strengthens the positive–direct effect of privacy self-efficacy on self-disclosure in both places, and it can mitigate the direct effect of privacy concerns on restricting self-disclosure in Hong Kong (the conditional direct effects). Social capital also enhances the indirect effect of privacy self-efficacy on both self-disclosure and friending through limiting profile visibility in Hong Kong (the conditional indirect effects). Implications of the findings are discussed.

User self-disclosure on social network sites: A cross-cultural study on Facebook’s privacy concepts

2020 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 531-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pejvak Oghazi ◽  
Rakel Schultheiss ◽  
Koteshwar Chirumalla ◽  
Nicolas Philipp Kalmer ◽  
Fakhreddin F. Rad
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Cross Cultural Study

scholarly journals Social Network Sites Effectiveness from EFL Students’ Viewpoints

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sulaiman Alnujaidi
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between EFL students’ experience, attitudes, perceptions, and expectations toward the effectiveness of Social Network Sites (SNS), namely, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Flickr, Classmates, Academica, MySpace, English baby, and Google+, in English language learning. A survey of 103 participants from different higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia was conducted. The study’s results revealed that the participants had an average SNS experience. The findings also indicated that participants had overall positive attitudes, perceptions, and expectations toward SNS. In addition, the correlations between experience and attitudes, and experience and expectations were statistically significant. Data analysis also showed that the correlations between attitudes and perceptions, attitudes and expectations, and perceptions and expectations were statistically significant. However, experience did not significantly correlate with perceptions. The findings also indicated that the model of the three variables (attitudes, perceptions, and expectations toward SNS) predicting the variable (experience in SNS) was statistically significant: The significant predictor was expectations.

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