Privacy Concerns and Information Sharing: The Perspective of the U-Shaped Curve
Privacy concerns are a key predictor of information sharing, yet some critical issues remain unclear. Based on social capital theory, this study argues that the relationship between privacy concerns and information sharing is a U-shaped curve. Users with privacy concerns would not share their privat...
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| author | Chien-Lung Hsu Yi-Chuan Liao Ching-Wen Lee Lin Kun Chan |
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| description | Privacy concerns are a key predictor of information sharing, yet some critical issues remain unclear. Based on social capital theory, this study argues that the relationship between privacy concerns and information sharing is a U-shaped curve. Users with privacy concerns would not share their private information; however, such users would eventually share their information as long as they trust the website and its members. Furthermore, this study provides a contingency perspective, suggesting that the curvilinear relationship between privacy concerns and information sharing varies with the system evaluation perception and personal motivation levels. The results show that at a high level of system evaluation, the relationship between privacy concerns squared and information sharing is non-significant. In contrast, at a low level of system evaluation, there is a U-shaped relationship between privacy concerns and information sharing. Regarding motivation, the results were congruent with our expectations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1fe86aec747455b959c7e5b6130a0d92022-12-22T00:40:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-05-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.771278771278Privacy Concerns and Information Sharing: The Perspective of the U-Shaped CurveChien-Lung Hsu0Yi-Chuan Liao1Ching-Wen Lee2Lin Kun Chan3Department of International Business Administration, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, TaiwanSchool of Business, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR, ChinaDepartment of International Business Administration, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, TaiwanSchool of Business, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR, ChinaPrivacy concerns are a key predictor of information sharing, yet some critical issues remain unclear. Based on social capital theory, this study argues that the relationship between privacy concerns and information sharing is a U-shaped curve. Users with privacy concerns would not share their private information; however, such users would eventually share their information as long as they trust the website and its members. Furthermore, this study provides a contingency perspective, suggesting that the curvilinear relationship between privacy concerns and information sharing varies with the system evaluation perception and personal motivation levels. The results show that at a high level of system evaluation, the relationship between privacy concerns squared and information sharing is non-significant. In contrast, at a low level of system evaluation, there is a U-shaped relationship between privacy concerns and information sharing. Regarding motivation, the results were congruent with our expectations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.771278/fullprivacy concerninformation sharingsocial network sitespersonal motivationsystem evaluation factor |
| spellingShingle | Chien-Lung Hsu Yi-Chuan Liao Ching-Wen Lee Lin Kun Chan Privacy Concerns and Information Sharing: The Perspective of the U-Shaped Curve Frontiers in Psychology privacy concern information sharing social network sites personal motivation system evaluation factor |
| title | Privacy Concerns and Information Sharing: The Perspective of the U-Shaped Curve |
| title_full | Privacy Concerns and Information Sharing: The Perspective of the U-Shaped Curve |
| title_fullStr | Privacy Concerns and Information Sharing: The Perspective of the U-Shaped Curve |
| title_full_unstemmed | Privacy Concerns and Information Sharing: The Perspective of the U-Shaped Curve |
| title_short | Privacy Concerns and Information Sharing: The Perspective of the U-Shaped Curve |
| title_sort | privacy concerns and information sharing the perspective of the u shaped curve |
| topic | privacy concern information sharing social network sites personal motivation system evaluation factor |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.771278/full |
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