Development and Validation of the Need for Privacy Scale (NFP-S)

Frener, Regine; Dombrowski, Jana; Trepte, Sabine

doi:10.1080/19312458.2023.2246014

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“…The notion of privacy, specifically in terms of controlling personal information or the ability to determine how personal information is handled (Westin, 1970), has gained significant prominence in contemporary society, giving rise to the concept of Internet privacy (Bélanger and Crossler, 2011; McKay, 2003; Frener et al ., 2023). Internet privacy can be defined as the extent of control individuals have over their personal information within an online environment, or as succinctly stated by Bernal (2014, p. 15) “the control over how much is known about us by whom [in] the online world.” To investigate the factors influencing individuals' personal information disclosure, scholars have sought to capture people's psychological attitudes towards Internet privacy using the construct of Internet privacy concerns (IPC).…”

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Linked by age: a study on social media privacy concerns among younger and older adults

Goyeneche,

Singaraju,

Arango

2023

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PurposeThis paper explores the similarities and differences in privacy attitudes, trust and risk beliefs between younger and older adults on social networking sites. The objective of the article is to ascertain whether any notable differences exist between younger (18–25 years old) and older (55+ years old) adults in how trust and risk are influenced by privacy concerns upon personal information disclosure on social media.Design/methodology/approachA Likert scale instrument validated in previous research was employed to gather the responses of 148 younger and 152 older adults. The scale was distributed through Amazon Mechanical Turk. Data were analyzed through partial least squares structural equation modeling.FindingsNo significant differences were found between younger and older adults in how social media privacy concerns related to trust and risk beliefs. Two privacy concern dimensions were found to have a significant influence on perceptions of risk for both populations: collection and control. Predictability and a sense of control are proposed as two conceptual approaches that can explain these findings.Originality/valueThis article is the first one to explore age differences in privacy concerns, trust and risk on social media employing conceptual developments and an instrument specifically tailored to the social media environment. Based on the findings, several strategies are suggested to keep privacy concerns on social media at a minimum, reduce risk perceptions and increase users' trust.

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