Attitudes toward privacy in social network and moral development of nursing students

Abstract

Objective: To compare attitudes toward privacy in with social network sites (SNSs) and moral development between undergraduates nursing and advertising students. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 324 nursing students and 209 advertising students selected by convenience sampling method in two universities in South Korea. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire with Likert type responses, and analyzed descriptive and analytical statistics using SPSS. Results: The most posted subject and the most regretted post on their SNS was "pictures of myself". There was no difference in attitudes toward privacy in SNSs and moral development between nursing and advertising students. Most of students were observed in stage 3, a conventional level of moral development. At stage 4 and 5-6 in moral development, the percentages of 4th academic year of college and male students were high. Conclusion: Attitude toward privacy in SNS and moral development of nursing students need to be promoted from conventional to postconventional level.

Perceptions and Attitude on Using Social Media Responsibly: Toward Social Media Literacy in Nursing Education

“…Moreover, no significant difference in the attitude of nursing students toward social media in terms of sex was disclosed in this study. In the same way, a prior study found no significant difference in the attitude toward privacy in social networking sites between male and female students (Kim & An, 2017). However, one study revealed significant differences in sex regarding accountability related questions on social media (Cain et al, 2009).…”