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To share or not to share? Adolescents self-disclosure about peer relationships on Facebook : an application of the Prototype Willingness Model
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Abstract
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| Adolescents are the most fervent users of social network sites, hereby disclosing a lot of personal information. In this study, we used the Prototype Willingness Model to examine whether the sharing of personal information about peer relationships follows a rational and intended pathway, or a more impulsive unconscious decision-making pathway. Data from a sample of 1314 adolescents (M = 16.68, SD = 1.16) were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling, to assess the predictive power of the reasoned pathway (attitude and subjective norm of friends, parents and teachers), and the social-reaction pathway (prototype favorability and similarity). Results showed the unique importance of the reasoned pathway in predicting adolescents disclosing behavior, with attitude as the strongest predictor. Nevertheless, the social-reaction pathway also significantly contributed to the prediction of the disclosing behavior. In sum, adolescents self-disclosure on social network sites is mostly the result of a rational, deliberated process, but can be influenced by a more emotional spontaneous response to a given online situation. Therefore, policy makers, practitioners or parents might stress the possible opportunities and risks that disclosing personal information can entail, so adolescents themselves develop a more critical attitude toward sharing their information online. |
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English
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Computers in human behavior. - Elmsford, N.Y., 1985, currens
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Publication
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Elmsford, N.Y.
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2015
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ISSN
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0747-5632
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1873-7692
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DOI
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10.1016/J.CHB.2014.11.036
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44
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, p. 230-239
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ISI
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000348965000025
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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