Social networking and privacy attitudes among
Daily use of social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook has become routine for millions of Internet users. Facebook is currently still the most popular social media site. Social networking has been rapidly adopted by societies around the world. In particular, social media like Facebook provide...
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| author | Kristen A. Carruth Harvey J. Ginsburg |
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| description | Daily use of social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook has
become routine for millions of Internet users. Facebook is currently still the most popular social media site. Social networking has been rapidly adopted by societies around the world. In particular, social media like Facebook provide sites where users can personalize a profile with their information, pictures, and videos that can be shared with other users. This information can be used in ways that may violate users’ privacy with or without their knowledge. The hypotheses were that
use of Facebook, user self-efficacy for social media and users’ general attitudes about privacy expectations are predictors of specific attitudes towards Facebook social media privacy, among a sample of 284, mostly white female, undergraduate college students in their twenties. Facebook self-efficacy and Facebook personal privacy violations were significant determinants of general Internet social media privacy concerns. However, Facebook use was not a significant factor for general Internet social media privacy concerns. Perceived benefits of Facebook
generally appear to outweigh risks of disclosing personal information. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64c4d1caea724d958f52888a61c6ec7d2023-11-02T01:15:59ZengUCOPressPsychology, Society & Education2171-20851989-709X2014-11-01628293Social networking and privacy attitudes amongKristen A. Carruth0Harvey J. Ginsburg1Texas State University, USATexas State University, USADaily use of social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook has become routine for millions of Internet users. Facebook is currently still the most popular social media site. Social networking has been rapidly adopted by societies around the world. In particular, social media like Facebook provide sites where users can personalize a profile with their information, pictures, and videos that can be shared with other users. This information can be used in ways that may violate users’ privacy with or without their knowledge. The hypotheses were that use of Facebook, user self-efficacy for social media and users’ general attitudes about privacy expectations are predictors of specific attitudes towards Facebook social media privacy, among a sample of 284, mostly white female, undergraduate college students in their twenties. Facebook self-efficacy and Facebook personal privacy violations were significant determinants of general Internet social media privacy concerns. However, Facebook use was not a significant factor for general Internet social media privacy concerns. Perceived benefits of Facebook generally appear to outweigh risks of disclosing personal information.http://www.psye.org/articulos/Kristen.pdfsocial mediaself-efficacyFacebook |
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| title | Social networking and privacy attitudes among |
| title_full | Social networking and privacy attitudes among |
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| title_short | Social networking and privacy attitudes among |
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| topic | social media self-efficacy |
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