Purpose:This study was conducted to investigate the current situation of privacy disclosure(in the Chinese social networking sites.Design/methodology/approach:Data analysis was based on profiles of 240 college student...Purpose:This study was conducted to investigate the current situation of privacy disclosure(in the Chinese social networking sites.Design/methodology/approach:Data analysis was based on profiles of 240 college students on Renren.com,a popular college-oriented social networking site in China.Users’ privacy disclosure behaviors were studied and gender difference was analyzed particularly.Correlation analysis was conducted to examine the relationships among evaluation indicators involving user name,image,page visibility,message board visibility,completeness of education information and provision of personal information.Findings:A large amount of personal information was disclosed via social networking sites in China.Greater percentage of male users than female users disclosed their personal information.Furthermore,significantly positive relationships were found among page visibility,message board visibility,completeness of education information and provision of personal information.Research limitations:Subjects were collected from only one social networking website.Meanwhile,our survey involves subjective judgments of user name reliability,category of profile images and completeness of information.Practical implications:This study will be of benefit for college administrators,teachers and librarians to design courses for college students on how to use social networking sites safely.Originality /value:This empirical study is one of the first studies to reveal the current situation of privacy disclosure in the Chinese social networking sites and will help the research community gain a deeper understanding of privacy disclosure in the Chinese social networking sites.展开更多
[目的/意义]基于社交网络平台进行的个人信息披露及其影响因素的研究正成为多学科学者关注的热点。对国外当前研究中采用的理论基础和所检验的因素进行全面系统的梳理,以期为未来开展相关研究、增进对个人信息披露行为的理解提供借鉴。...[目的/意义]基于社交网络平台进行的个人信息披露及其影响因素的研究正成为多学科学者关注的热点。对国外当前研究中采用的理论基础和所检验的因素进行全面系统的梳理,以期为未来开展相关研究、增进对个人信息披露行为的理解提供借鉴。[方法/过程]借助Web of Science平台,采用系统综述方法获取了27篇相关研究,并依据成熟的标准对其中的理论和实证检验的因素进行了梳理。[结果/结论]识别、总结出当前实证研究中常用的8种理论模型,并从用户自身、网络平台与社会影响3个方面对检验的各种因素进行总结分析,同时也讨论了现有研究的启发。展开更多
基金supported by the National Social Science Foundation of China(Grant No.:10ATQ004)
文摘Purpose:This study was conducted to investigate the current situation of privacy disclosure(in the Chinese social networking sites.Design/methodology/approach:Data analysis was based on profiles of 240 college students on Renren.com,a popular college-oriented social networking site in China.Users’ privacy disclosure behaviors were studied and gender difference was analyzed particularly.Correlation analysis was conducted to examine the relationships among evaluation indicators involving user name,image,page visibility,message board visibility,completeness of education information and provision of personal information.Findings:A large amount of personal information was disclosed via social networking sites in China.Greater percentage of male users than female users disclosed their personal information.Furthermore,significantly positive relationships were found among page visibility,message board visibility,completeness of education information and provision of personal information.Research limitations:Subjects were collected from only one social networking website.Meanwhile,our survey involves subjective judgments of user name reliability,category of profile images and completeness of information.Practical implications:This study will be of benefit for college administrators,teachers and librarians to design courses for college students on how to use social networking sites safely.Originality /value:This empirical study is one of the first studies to reveal the current situation of privacy disclosure in the Chinese social networking sites and will help the research community gain a deeper understanding of privacy disclosure in the Chinese social networking sites.
文摘[目的/意义]基于社交网络平台进行的个人信息披露及其影响因素的研究正成为多学科学者关注的热点。对国外当前研究中采用的理论基础和所检验的因素进行全面系统的梳理,以期为未来开展相关研究、增进对个人信息披露行为的理解提供借鉴。[方法/过程]借助Web of Science平台,采用系统综述方法获取了27篇相关研究,并依据成熟的标准对其中的理论和实证检验的因素进行了梳理。[结果/结论]识别、总结出当前实证研究中常用的8种理论模型,并从用户自身、网络平台与社会影响3个方面对检验的各种因素进行总结分析,同时也讨论了现有研究的启发。
