Self-disclosure as influenced by perceived risks and benefits plays an important role within
the context of social media use and the associated privacy risk. Some social media …

Like in the real world, perceptions of risk can influence the behavior and decisions that
people make in online platforms. Users of Social Network Sites (SNSs) like Facebook make …

Highlights•The decision to self-disclose is multidimensional and complex as it is based on
the anticipation of gratifications and negative outcomes.•Users have a strong motivation to …

This study investigates Facebook users' perceived benefits and risks on their self-disclosure,
likelihood of protection behavior and message valence before, during and after its data …

While there is a growing body of literature on information privacy suggesting different
mechanisms of how people's privacy concerns might be impacting their attitudes and …

The study contributes to the ongoing debate about the “privacy paradox” in the context of
using social media. The presence of a privacy paradox is often declared if there is no …

Self-disclosure on social network sites (SNSs) constitutes a feedback necessity as well as a
potential privacy risk. We integrate both perspectives by studying privacy-related factors that …

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 …

Using privacy-protecting tools and reducing self-disclosure can decrease the likelihood of
experiencing privacy violations. Whereas previous studies found people's online self …

Purpose Social media has created a new level of interconnected communication. However,
the use of online platforms brings about various ways in which a user's personal data can be …