Understanding third-person perception about Internet privacy risks

Chen, Hongliang; Atkin, David

doi:10.1177/1461444820902103

Cited by 24 publications

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“…Perceived negative influence on self/others: Based on several previous studies where researchers gaged presumed media influence on self or others using one item (e.g. Chen and Atkin, 2021;Ho et al, 2019), the present study adapted one item from Schweisberger et al (2014) to measure perceived negative influence on self. We used a seven-point Likert scale (1 5 strongly disagree and 7 5 strongly agree).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Let's fight the infodemic: the third-person effect process of misinformation during public health emergencies

Chen

2022

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PurposeDrawing on the third-person effect (TPE) theory and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a theoretical framework, the current study aims to explore the cognitive mechanisms behind how third-person perception (TPP) of misinformation about public health emergencies affects intention to engage in corrective actions via attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control.Design/methodology/approachA total of 1,063 participants in China were recruited via a professional survey company (Sojump) to complete an online national survey during the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in China. Structural equation modeling using Mplus 7.0 was used to address the research hypotheses.FindingsThe results reveal that attention to online information about public health emergencies significantly predicted TPP. In addition, TPP positively influenced attitude and perceived behavioral control, which, in turn, positively encouraged individuals to take corrective actions to debunk online misinformation. However, TPP did not significantly influence subjective norms. A potential explanation is provided in the discussion section.Research limitations/implicationsThe research extends the TPE theory by providing empirical evidence for corrective actions and uncovers the underlying cognitive mechanism behind the TPE by exploring key variables of the TPB as mediating constructs. These are all significant theoretical contributions to the TPE and offer practical contributions to combating online misinformation.Originality/valueThe research extends the TPE theory by providing empirical evidence for a novel behavioral outcome (i.e. corrective actions in response to misinformation) and uncovers the cognitive mechanism underlying the TPE by exploring key variables of the TPB as mediating constructs. These are all significant theoretical contributions to the TPE and offer practical contributions to combating online misinformation.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Let's fight the infodemic: the third-person effect process of misinformation during public health emergencies

Chen

2022

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“…However, privacy concerns are not a new phenomenon; these incidents repeatedly evolve when an individual perceives a threat from an innovative information technology (I.T.) that develops the surveillance, storage, retrieval, and communication of personal information [27,28].…”

Section: Privacy Concern and Educational Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…With the rapid advancement of educational technologies, the exchange of students' information has become more convenient [25]. E-learning service providers have better and more sophisticated ways to access and collect personal information; therefore, gaining a student's personal information has become more accessible [27]. As a result, privacy concerns about personal information accelerate tremendously among students as a considerable amount of personal information is interchanged, stored, and shared [28].…”

Section: Privacy Concern and Educational Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Personality Traits and Information Privacy Concern on E-Learning Environment Adoption during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Empirical Investigation

Peng

Dutta

2022

Sustainability

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching and learning processes have experienced significant changes. Higher education institutions in Taiwan employed crisis intervention measures to instantly implement unified learning methods such as online teaching and learning. However, students had no time to prepare. Thus, the study explored the relationship between personality traits and the belief in conspiracy theory as antecedents of students’ concern for information privacy (CFIP) and the subsequent relationship between students’ CFIP and behavioral intention to report their personal information to e-learning service providers concerning the adoption of the e-learning environment. This cross-sectional study employed a questionnaire to accumulate data from university students in Taiwan. A total of 285 valid responses were used for the final analysis. The research framework was evaluated by structural equation modeling (SEM). The results suggest the proposed model explains about 66.4% of the variance of behavioral intention (R2 = 0.664). The findings support that four personality traits—agreeableness, openness to experiences, conscientiousness, and neuroticism—and belief in conspiracy theory significantly influenced students’ CFIP. However, concerning extraversion, an insignificant path coefficient was reported. CFIP mediates the relationship between belief in conspiracy theory and behavioral intention. E-learning service providers should consider these determinants in improving and endorsing principles concerning e-learning environment adoption.

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“…Prior studies investigating the TPP in terms of risk perception have confirmed the pattern that people significantly perceive less risk to themselves than others. For instance, Chen and Atkin investigated TPE in the context of Internet privacy risks and found that users reported greater risk perception to others than to themselves [ 52 ]. This biased optimism was also discovered when facing health risks such as cancer [ 53 ] and avian flu [ 54 ].…”

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Communicating Air Quality Index Information: Effects of Different Styles on Individuals’ Risk Perception and Precaution Intention

Yan-ru

Zhang

Wang

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Air Quality Index (AQI) is information about atmospheric pollutants, which is essential for governments to inform the public about the current air quality and potential health risks. By analyzing the AQIs from 11 countries (regions), we discovered considerable variations in the design of AQI information, which may open up room for unintended interpretation from the public. Therefore, as an attempt to address the inefficiency of some common styles of AQI information in promoting the public’s precaution against bad air and better design such information, an online experiment with a 2 (descriptor: neutral vs. negatively valenced) × 2 (target groups in AQI warning messages: vague vs. specific) factorial design was conducted to test the effects of such information on individuals’ risk perception and precaution intention. The results indicated that AQI information with a neutral descriptor was associated with lower self-risk perception and precaution intention levels than with a negatively valenced one. Among the individuals not included in the at-risk groups, those who read the warning messages with vague target groups had a higher third-person perception toward smog risk than those targeting specific population groups. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.

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Understanding third-person perception about Internet privacy risks

Cited by 24 publications

References 52 publications

Let's fight the infodemic: the third-person effect process of misinformation during public health emergencies

Let's fight the infodemic: the third-person effect process of misinformation during public health emergencies

Impact of Personality Traits and Information Privacy Concern on E-Learning Environment Adoption during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Empirical Investigation

Communicating Air Quality Index Information: Effects of Different Styles on Individuals’ Risk Perception and Precaution Intention

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