Exploring Privacy Management on Facebook: Motivations and Perceived Consequences of Voluntary Disclosure
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study examined the perceived motivations and consequences of voluntary disclosure of Facebook active users using a survey administered to college students in a public-speaking course. College-age students who took the survey were motivated to use Facebook because they perceived their relationships improved with friends and family, although using Facebook could become negatively habit forming. The research suggests that users of Facebook use it more for disclosing to distant friends rather than to close friends, which is divergent from most early disclosure research that equates disclosure with intimacy. This research utilizes Communication Privacy Management Theory for the theoretical framework.
Authors: Susan Waters, James Ackerman
Institutions: Auburn University, Ozarks Technical Community College
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2035122016