Managing tensions between privacy and connection in the sharing of personal information ownership on social media: overall and by gender,Behaviour & Information Technology

ABSTRACT

Drawing on the premise of dialectical tensions in the management of privacy and connectivity, this study proposes a model presenting a clue to the privacy paradox: how social media users negotiate information ownership while reacting to privacy concerns. The study further examines gender differences in the perception of privacy concerns and negotiation of information ownership. The findings show that others’ sharing of information ownership influenced one’s own sharing of information ownership. While privacy concerns increased privacy rule adaptation, positive norms of shared information ownership negatively influenced privacy rule adaptation. There were gender differences found: women were more likely than men to react positively to expand shared information ownership and to regulate the degree of shared information ownership by adapting their privacy rules. Men were less likely than women to be concerned about privacy in reflection of the positive norms of sharing information ownership on social media.

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摘要

本研究以隐私和连接管理中的辩证张力为前提，提出了一个模型，为隐私悖论提供了线索：社交媒体用户如何在对隐私问题做出反应的同时协商信息所有权。该研究进一步探讨了在隐私问题和信息所有权谈判方面的性别差异。研究结果表明，他人对信息所有权的共享影响了自己对信息所有权的共享。虽然隐私问题增加了隐私规则的适应，但共享信息所有权的积极规范对隐私规则的适应产生了负面影响。发现存在性别差异：妇女比男性更有可能做出积极反应，扩大共享信息所有权，并通过调整隐私规则来规范共享信息所有权的程度。与女性相比，男性不太可能担心隐私，这反映了在社交媒体上分享信息所有权的积极规范。