scholarly journals Connecting and protecting? Comparing predictors of self-disclosure and privacy settings use between adolescents and adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Walrave ◽  
Ini Vanwesenbeeck ◽  
Wannes Heirman
Keyword(s):  
Peer Influence ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Privacy Settings ◽  
Adolescents And Adults

The present study serves two purposes. First, we explore how adolescents and adults approach the disclosure of personal information and the application of privacy settings on social network sites (SNS). Second, we investigate whether the factors that predict these two privacy-management strategies differ for adolescents and adults. To achieve the goals of this study, an online survey was conducted among a sample of 1484 SNS users ranging in age from 10 to 65 years. In addition to gender and age, we investigated the following predictors: frequency of and motives for SNS use, trust in other users, peer influence and concerns related to privacy and contact risks. The results show that adolescents disclose more personal data and apply more lenient privacy settings to these data than adults do. Several factors were found to affect disclosure and profile-access management, with differences between adolescents and adults in some cases. Finally, we discuss implications emerging from the study’s findings.

scholarly journals When Facebook Becomes a Part of the Self: How Do Motives for Using Facebook Influence Privacy Management?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunjin Kang ◽  
Wonsun Shin
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Psychological Factor ◽  
The Self ◽  
Boundary Management ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Boundary Turbulence ◽  
Self System

This study examines how three different motivations for using an SNS (i.e., self-expression, belonging, and memory archiving) influence multi-facets of privacy boundary management on the platform mediated by self-extension to it. In recognition of the fact that information management on SNSs often goes beyond the “disclosure-withdrawal” dichotomy, the study investigates the relationships between the three SNS motives and privacy boundary management strategies (i.e., collective boundary and boundary turbulence management). An online survey with Facebook users (N = 305) finds that the three Facebook motivations are positively correlated to users’ self-extension to Facebook. The motivations for using Facebook are positively associated with the management of different layers of privacy boundaries (i.e., basic, sensitive, and highly sensitive), when Facebook self-extension is mediated. In addition, the three motives have indirect associations with potential boundary turbulence management mediated by Facebook self-extension. Extending the classic idea that privacy is deeply rooted in the self, the study demonstrates that perceiving an SNS as part of the self-system constitutes a significant underlying psychological factor that explains the linkage between motives for using SNSs and privacy management.

scholarly journals Australian motor sport enthusiasts’ leisure information behaviour

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 1078-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Motor Sport ◽  
Information Behaviour

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the leisure information behaviour of motor sport enthusiasts, examining: their information needs; their information seeking and sharing; what personal information they had; and their satisfaction with their information seeking and personal information management efforts. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory study examined participants’ information behaviour from a postpositivist and inductive research approach. An online survey was completed by 81 motor sport enthusiasts. The quantitative survey data were analysed using descriptive statistics, whilst the qualitative data were analysed using thematic coding. Findings The research findings highlighted that enthusiasts engaged in mixed serious leisure. They required information before, during and after race events, and sought this primarily from online sources, as well as from other individuals. Totally, 90 participants shared information about their interest in motor sport with family, friends and fellow enthusiasts, primarily via e-mails (69 per cent) and Facebook (49 per cent). They also gathered information about motor sport, including photographs and memorabilia. Participants were satisfied with their information management strategies for their personal collections. Research limitations/implications Participants were limited to motor sport enthusiasts in Australia, hence findings cannot be generalised more broadly. Practical implications Understandings of enthusiasts’ information behaviour provide information management professionals with insights to work with this user community. Originality/value This study fills a gap in the literature about leisure information behaviour of motor sport enthusiasts in Australia. It identifies and provides a typology of the 12 categories of information needed by enthusiasts. Provides a preliminary motor sport information behaviour model guided by the conceptual frameworks of the everyday life information seeking model; general models on information behaviour; and the information problem solving behaviour model.

scholarly journals No exchange, same pain, no gain: Risk–reward of wearable healthcare disclosure of health personally identifiable information for enhanced pain treatment

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 1675-1691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Cory Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Pain Treatment ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Communication Privacy Management ◽  
Glucose Levels

Wearable technologies have created fascinating opportunities for patients to treat chronic pain in a discreet, mobile fashion. However, many of these health wearables require patients to disclose sensitive information, including health information (e.g., heart rate, glucose levels) and personal information (location, email, name, etc.). Individuals using wearables for treatment of chronic pain may sacrifice social health elements, including their privacy, in exchange for better physical and mental health. Utilizing communication privacy management, a popular disclosure theory, this article explores the policy and ethical ramifications of patients disclosing sensitive health information in exchange for better health treatment and relief of chronic pain. The article identifies scenarios where a user must disclose information, and what factors motivate or dissuade disclosure, and ultimately the use of a health wearable. Practical implications of this conceptual article include an improved understanding of how and why consumers may disclose personal data to health wearables, and potential impacts for public policy and ethics regarding how wearables and their manufacturers entice disclosure of private health information.

How working women navigate communication privacy management boundaries when seeking social support during cancer treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-267
Author(s):  
Donna M. Elkins
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Communication Privacy Management ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Communication Privacy Management Theory ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Communication Privacy

Working women diagnosed with cancer face difficult decisions about disclosing personal information. A 2017 survey for Cancer and Careers, a non-profit organization assisting cancer patients and survivors with finding and continuing employment, found that women are more likely than men to share their diagnosis with work colleagues, and do so more often to feel supported by co-workers. However, disclosure guidelines for communication about having cancer are difficult to establish, as they may vary widely depending on the individual and the situation. Most research about health self-disclosure has focused on the initial decision to divulge that one has an illness and on the depth of that initial disclosure. The current study was designed to further describe how working women navigate disclosures not only during the initial diagnosis, but throughout treatment and into recovery to gain needed social support. Using the typology of social support and the tenets of Communication Privacy Management Theory, the goal of this study is to share individual narratives of how working women change privacy rules to procure the type of social support needed in each stage of their experience.

Information Type Influences Students’ Perceptions of Faculty Self-Disclosures

2020 ◽  
pp. 009862832095240
Author(s):  
Katherine Grace Hill ◽  
Macy Jayne Martischewsky ◽  
Cynthia Ann Erickson
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Opioid Addiction ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Approval Ratings ◽  
Course Material ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Teaching Implications

Background: Faculty might disclose personal information in order to illustrate a concept related to course material. However, the impact of self-disclosing potentially personal information (e.g., medical or mental health) is unclear. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine how students perceive professors who self-disclose personal information during lectures, given that some conditions may be viewed negatively. Method: Introductory psychology students ( N = 137) completed an online survey in which they rated female professors in vignettes describing course lectures. Each lecture was one of the following topics: bipolar disorder, opioid addiction, breast cancer, brain tumor, and animal learning (control). At the end of each vignette, the professor self-disclosed personal information related to that lecture. Results: Overall, students perceived professors who disclosed physical (breast cancer and brain tumor) conditions more positively compared to psychological (bipolar and opioid addiction) conditions. Highest approval ratings were given to the professor with breast cancer. Conclusion: Students’ perceptions of self-disclosure depended on the type of personal information, providing a springboard for future studies on this topic. Teaching Implications: Given the different levels of approval for each professor, we cannot make a blanket recommendation as to whether personal information should be shared in the classroom.

scholarly journals Editorial: Children’s Voices on Privacy Management and Data Responsibilization

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 158-162
Author(s):  
Ralf De Wolf ◽  
Mariek M. P. Vanden Abeele
Keyword(s):  
Personal Information ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Thematic Issue ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Children’S Voices

Contemporary children live in datafied societies in which they navigate and use technological innovations that drive on their personal information. Instructing privacy literacy is often presented as a key solution to help children manage their personal data responsibly. While there is agreement on the empowering potential of privacy literacy for children, there are also concerns over the burden that this responsibility places on them and their capacity for resilience. Children are key stakeholders in this debate. Nonetheless, we rarely hear their voices on issues related to their online privacy and data responsibilization. The articles included in this thematic issue account for this limitation by amplifying the voices of children, looking into the practices of parents and exploring the role of the tools being used.

scholarly journals User-Friendly Privacy-Preserving Photo Sharing on Online Social Networks

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalid Alemerien
Keyword(s):  
Online Social Networks ◽  
User Study ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Privacy Preferences ◽  
Photo Sharing ◽  
Privacy Settings ◽  
Visual Privacy

A variety of online social networking (OSNs) services facilitates users to share a huge amount of their personal information such as photos. On the other hand, users may unintentionally reveal their photos to other audiences. Therefore, users of OSNs strive to protect their photos with existing privacy management mechanisms. Moreover, users need adequate feedback to understand their privacy preferences in photo sharing services. In this paper, the authors present a new visualization mechanism called Visual Privacy Management Policy (VPMP) in order to simplify the configuring privacy settings when users of OSNs share their photos with others. Also, this solution aims to address the shortcomings of privacy settings policies of photo sharing in OSNs. Furthermore, the solution employs a social graph and circles for visualizing when, where, how and with whom users will share their photos. So, this solution provides users a comprehensible and effective way to determine their privacy settings. The authors evaluate the visual privacy management policy (VPMP) for photo sharing with a user study that compared our solution with the user interface of photo-sharing on Facebook. The obtained findings provide quantitative evidence regarding the applicability of VPMP in terms of usability and privacy protection.

scholarly journals Self-Disclosure in Social Networking Sites in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Basmah Emad ALQadheeb ◽  
Othman Ibraheem Alsalloum
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Privacy Risks

Millions of people worldwide visit social network sites (SNSs) daily, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat. We examined a model based on the privacy calculus theory to better understand and determine what motivates users to disclose personal information on SNSs in Saudi Arabia. A total of 550 respondents participated in an online survey. The analysis results indicate that Saudi SNS users are primarily motivated by the convenience of maintaining and developing new relationships, self-presentation, and platform enjoyment. The results also indicate that privacy risks are a critical barrier to information disclosure. However, users become less concerned about privacy risks—and are thus more likely to disclose personal information—if they trust other SNS members and the service provider. Trust in the service provider increases if privacy control options are provided. In addition, the results show that gender influences the motivations to self-disclose personal information. Based on the analysis results, recommendations for service providers are provided.

scholarly journals Sexting during social isolation: Predicting sexting-related privacy management during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina F. Thomas ◽  
Alice Binder ◽  
Jörg Matthes
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Rejection Sensitivity ◽  
Information Control ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Sensitive Data ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
Positive Effect

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, many people were physically separated from their romantic or sexual partners and added sexting to their sexual repertoire. Sexting involves the exchange of sensitive data and thus necessitates personal and interpersonal privacy management strategies such as information control and privacy boundary communication. This study investigates the psychological predictors of sexting-related privacy management. In an online survey with 494 young adults, we tested demographic, psychological, and behavioral correlates of sexting-related privacy management. Negative binomial regressions revealed that age, gender, and asynchronous sexting frequency positively predicted sexting-related privacy management. COVID-19-related social isolation moderated the positive effect of asynchronous sexting frequency: Asynchronous sexting frequency had a positive effect on sexting-related privacy management only in individuals with low or mean COVID-19-related social isolation. For those who perceived high COVID-19-related social isolation, asynchronous sexting frequency had no positive effect. This suggests that in a context of social isolation, even frequent sexters are willing to sacrifice their privacy. Relationship status, privacy concerns, rejection sensitivity, and synchronous sexting frequency were not related to sexting-related privacy management. The results highlight the various effects of COVID-19-related social isolation.

Enabling User-centered Privacy Controls for Mobile Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Tanusree Sharma ◽  
Hunter A. Dyer ◽  
Masooda. Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Survey Results

Mobile apps have transformed many aspects of clinical practice and are becoming a commonplace in healthcare settings. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has provided the opportunity for such apps to play an important role in reducing the spread of the virus. Several types of COVID-19 apps have enabled healthcare professionals and governments to communicate with the public regarding the pandemic spread, coronavirus awareness, and self-quarantine measures. While these apps provide immense benefits for the containment of the spread, privacy and security of these digital tracing apps are at the center of public debate. To address this gap, we conducted an online survey of a midwestern region in the United State to assess people’s attitudes toward such apps and to examine their privacy and security concerns and preferences. Survey results from 1,550 participants indicate that privacy/security protections and trust play a vital role in people’s adoption of such apps. Furthermore, results reflect users’ preferences wanting to have control over their personal information and transparency on how their data is handled. In addition, personal data protection priorities selected by the participants were surprising and yet revealing of the disconnect between technologists and users. In this article, we present our detailed survey results as well as design guidelines for app developers to develop innovative human-centered technologies that are not only functional but also respectful of social norms and protections of civil liberties. Our study examines users’ preferences for COVID-19 apps and integrates important factors of trust, willingness, and preferences in the context of app development. Through our research findings, we suggest mechanisms for designing inclusive apps’ privacy and security measures that can be put into practice for healthcare-related apps, so that timely adoption is made possible.

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