Relationship Between Information Privacy Concerns and Computer Self-Efficacy

White, Garry L.; Shah, Jaymeen R.; Cook, James R.; Mendez, Francis A.

doi:10.4018/jthi.2008040104

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“…Data privacy comes onto the scene in this period – a concept that is often concerned with consent and regulatory obligations in respect of personal information. Although data acquisition has been technically defined as the process of ‘sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting the resulting samples into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer’, it would appear that White et al (2008: 12) were using this term in its everyday sense, such as information acquisition/creation. The observation by Donkor and Nwagwu (2019) that a major component of PIM is information creation, acquisition, storage and retrieval resonates here.…”

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confidence: 99%

Knowledge mapping and visualization of personal information management literature, 1988–2020

Nwagwu

Williams

2022

IFLA Journal

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This study was designed to examine the structure of the literature on personal information management during the period 1988–2020 through the mapping of author and indexer keywords. The article also examines the volume, quantity and growth of personal information management literature during the period. The Scopus database was searched with the phrase ‘personal information management’ within the title, abstract and keyword fields on 18 February 2021. The annual growth in publications is presented as the number of retrieved documents each year, and the annual growth rate of publications on the subject is analysed. A total of 887 documents have been written on the subject since 1988. The major focus in addressing the problem of personal information management appears to be on technology applications, but research from 2015 onwards starts to address individual factors as they relate to personal information management.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Knowledge mapping and visualization of personal information management literature, 1988–2020

Nwagwu

Williams

2022

IFLA Journal

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“…Extant literature on the relationship between self-efficacy and privacy concerns is inconclusive. Some previous research has found no relationship between self-efficacy and privacy concerns (Youn, 2009;White et al, 2008;Dillon and Lending, 2010). Others have found a positive relationship between self-efficacy and privacy concerns (Mohamed and Ahmad, 2012;Chai et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 93%

Understanding social media users’ privacy-protection behaviors

Baker-Eveleth

Stone

Eveleth

2021

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Purpose This study aims to identify the roles that privacy experiences and social media use play in influencing privacy-protection behaviors. As social media use expands in terms of the number of users and functionality; it is important to understand social media user privacy-protection behaviors and the users’ psychological underpinnings driving those behaviors. Among these, perceptions are the users’ evaluation of their privacy concerns and data sharing benefits inherent in social media use which influence the users’ behaviors to protect their privacy. Design/methodology/approach To research these issues, a theoretical model and hypotheses were developed, based on self-efficacy theory. The theoretical model was empirically tested using 193 questionnaire responses collected from students enrolled in business courses at a medium-sized university in the western USA. All the respondents reported that they routinely use social media. The empirical analysis was performed using structural equations modeling in PC SAS version 9.4, procedure Calis. Findings The estimation of the paths in the structural model indicates that privacy concerns positively influence social media users’ protection behaviors while the perceived benefits of data sharing negatively influence protection behaviors. Privacy experience positively influences privacy concerns. Alternatively, social media use positively influences social media self-efficacy and perceived usefulness, which, in turn, have meaningful influences on data sharing benefits. Originality/value Previous findings about the effect of self-efficacy on protection behaviors has been inconclusive. This study adds some clarity. Specifically, the findings suggest that the effect depends upon the foci of self-efficacy. While higher self-efficacy with respect to using privacy-related features of a specific technology tends to lead to greater privacy concerns, higher self-efficacy with respect to the more general technology (e.g. social media, computer) seems to affect protection behaviors through perceived benefits. Further, the results of this study offer conclusions about the roles that privacy experiences, social media use and perceived social media benefits play in affecting protection behaviors.

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“…Several studies (Malhotra, Kim, & Agarwal, 2004;Metzger, 2004;Phelps, Nowak, & Ferrel, 2000;Anton, Earp, He, Stufflebam, Bolchini, & Jensen, 2004) have shown that if consumers' privacy concerns are not understood and mitigated, they can have negative consequences on e-commerce growth and Internet purchases. White et al (2008) studied the relationship between computer self-efficacy and information privacy concerns. Their study focused on computer self-efficacy and its relationship with four information privacy components (collection of data, errors (data integrity), unauthorized secondary use, and improper access to data) as defined by Smith, Milberg, and Burke (1996).…”

Section: Problem Statementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They did not study the differences of relationships between information privacy concerns and computer self-efficacy among different age groups and genders. White et al (2008) stressed the need to extend their work by examining the differences of the relationships among different age groups and between genders. The goal of this study is to extend their work by investigating differences among different age groups and between genders regarding information privacy concerns and their relationships with computer self-efficacy.…”

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“…Little published research exists that relates an individual's computer self-efficacy with information privacy concerns. To date, there is only one study (White, Shah, Cook, & Mendez, 2008) which examined relationship between information privacy concern and computer self-efficacy. This research fills the gap in the academic literature by examining the influence of age and gender on the relationship between computer self-efficacy and information privacy concerns as the public's, nonprofit, private sectors', and governments' interest in information privacy continued to grow.…”

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Influence of Age and Genders on the Relationship between Computer Self-Efficacy and Information Privacy Concerns

Awwal

2012

International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction

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The Internet and the growth of Information Technology (IT) and their enhanced capabilities to collect personal information have given rise to many privacy issues. This study investigated the differences among different age groups and between genders regarding information privacy concerns and their relationships with computer self-efficacy. The study used a paper-based survey instrument and collected data by using the mall-intercept approach in which individuals were asked to fill out the survey. The target population of this study was the 400 residents of the state of New Jersey, U.S.A. in three age groups: 18-25, 26-50, and 50+. The results show that only male and age group of 26-50 have positive and significant relationship between computer self-efficacy and information privacy concerns. The findings of this study can help corporations to improve e-commerce by targeting privacy policy-making efforts to address the explicit areas of consumer privacy concern.

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Relationship Between Information Privacy Concerns and Computer Self-Efficacy

Cited by 7 publications

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Knowledge mapping and visualization of personal information management literature, 1988–2020

Knowledge mapping and visualization of personal information management literature, 1988–2020

Understanding social media users’ privacy-protection behaviors

Influence of Age and Genders on the Relationship between Computer Self-Efficacy and Information Privacy Concerns

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