scholarly journals Place Determinants for the Personalization-Privacy Tradeoff among Students

10.28945/4069 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Privacy Concern ◽  
Privacy Paradox ◽  
The Web

Aim/Purpose: [This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 15] In this exploratory study we investigate the influential factors of users' decisions in the dilemma whether to agree to online personalization or to protect their online privacy. Background: Various factors related to online privacy and anonymity were considered, such as user's privacy concern on the Web in general and particularly on social networks, user online privacy literacy and field of study. Methodology: To this end, 155 students from different fields of study in the Israeli academia were administered closed-ended questionnaires. Contribution: The main conceptual contribution of this study was the creation of a new direct scale for assessing user decisions regarding the personalization-privacy tradeoff. Another contribution was the investigation of the predictive factors of the personalization-privacy tradeoff. While previous studies found that users seldom allow their privacy concerns to affect their online behavior, our results revealed the opposite, as the participants with a higher level of concern for online privacy tended to prefer privacy protection, at the expense online personalization. Findings: The multivariate linear regression analysis showed that as the participants' privacy concern increases, they tend to prefer privacy protection over online personalization. In addition, we found significant differences between men and women, as men tended to favor privacy protection more than women did. Recommendations for Practitioners: The new direct scale that was developed may be used by other practitioners to measure other issues relating to the privacy paradox behavior. Recommendation for Researchers: The questionnaire may be used by other researchers to examine online information behavior. Impact on Society: This research has social implications for the academia and general public as they show that by raising the concern for the protection of personal information on the Web, it is possible to influence the personalization-privacy tradeoff and encourage users to prefer privacy protection. Furthermore, the enhancement of users' preference for privacy protection over Web-surfing convenience may be used as a mean to mitigate the online privacy paradox behavior. Future Research: Since our results were based on students' self-perceptions, which might be biased, future work should apply qualitative analysis to explore additional types and influencing factors of online privacy behavior.

scholarly journals Place Determinants for the Personalization-Privacy Tradeoff among Students

10.28945/4019 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 079-095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maor Weinberger ◽  
Dan Bouhnik
Keyword(s):  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Privacy Concern ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Privacy And Anonymity

Aim/Purpose: This exploratory study investigates the influential factors of users’ decisions in the dilemma of whether to agree to online personalization or to protect their online privacy. Background: Various factors related to online privacy and anonymity were considered, such as user’s privacy concern on the Web in general and particularly on social networks, user online privacy literacy, and field of study. Methodology: To this end, 155 students from different fields of study in the Israeli academia were administered closed-ended questionnaires. Findings: The multivariate linear regression analysis showed that as the participants’ privacy concern increases, they tend to prefer privacy protection over online personalization. In addition, there were significant differences between men and women, as men tended to favor privacy protection more than women did. Impact on Society: This research has social implications for the academia and general public as they show it is possible to influence the personalization-privacy tradeoff and encourage users to prefer privacy protection by raising their concern for the preservation of their online privacy. Furthermore, the users’ preference to protect their privacy even at the expense of their online malleability may lead to the reduction of online privacy-paradox behavior. Future Research: Since our results were based on students' self-perceptions, which might be biased, future work should apply qualitative analysis to explore additional types and influencing factors of online privacy behavior.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Students’ Privacy Paradox and Privacy Protection Behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maor Weinberger ◽  
Dan Bouhnik ◽  
Maayan Zhitomirsky-Geffet
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Privacy Concern ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Privacy Paradox ◽  
Privacy And Anonymity

AbstractIn this exploratory study, we investigate the factors affecting two opposite types of online privacy behavior: 1) online privacy paradox, i.e. a mismatch between users’ online privacy attitudes and their online privacy behavior; and 2) online privacy protection. To assess these two types of behavior, we devised a new direct scale comprising 25 items explicitly highlighting benefits and risks of the examined behavior. Various factors related to online privacy and anonymity were considered in light of the existing theories on online privacy behavior. To this end, 169 students from different fields of study in Israeli academia were administered closed-ended questionnaires. The multivariate linear regression analysis showed that information science students had a significantly lower tendency toward privacy paradox behavior compared to other students. In addition, we found that as the participants’ privacy concern and online privacy self efficacy increase, their tendency toward privacy paradox behavior decreases. However, surprisingly, there was no significant association between privacy protection behavior and high technical skills or online privacy literacy. This research has social implications for academia and the general public, as it shows that the protection of online privacy does not depend on technical knowledge or complicated tool usage, but rather can be achieved by raising users’ online privacy concern and self-efficacy.

Factors affecting users’ online privacy literacy among students in Israel

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 655-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maor Weinberger ◽  
Maayan Zhitomirsky-Geffet ◽  
Dan Bouhnik
Keyword(s):  
User Study ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Internet Users

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the attitudes and influential factors of users’ knowledge and use of the tools designated for controlling and enhancing online privacy, which are referred to as online privacy literacy (OPL). Particularly, inspired by the protection motivation theory, a motivational factor is defined as comprising several variables which reflect users’ motivation to protect their online privacy. Design/methodology/approach To this end, a user study was conducted based on the quantitative method with the participation of 169 students from the Israeli academia who were administered closed-ended questionnaires. Findings Generally low to moderate levels of OPL were obtained. Interestingly, the multivariate linear regression analysis showed that motivational factors, such as users’ concern for personal information protection on the internet and users’ privacy self-efficacy and sense of anonymity when visiting a website, were among the strongest predictive factors of users’ OPL level. Social implications This research has social implications that might contribute to an increase in the OPL among internet users. Originality/value The direct influence of the examined factors on users’ OPL was not previously discussed in the literature. As a result of the study, a comprehensive model of user online privacy behavior was constructed.

scholarly journals WHAT AFFECTS THE IMPLEMENTATION AND REALISATION OF STRATEGY IN ORGANISATIONS?

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 98-104
Author(s):  
Viktors Hiršsons ◽  
Iveta Ludviga
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Strategy Execution ◽  
Strategic Plans

In today's changing environment companies are pushed to be flexible, develop new strategies and implement change plans. Strategy implementation and realisation is a critical component of organizational performance, however, many organizations fail to implement their strategic plans, while others could not achieve their desired results. In practice nowadays more attention is paid to the implementation of the strategy than to its creation, still strategy research most often treats strategy execution and realisation as a black box. The aim of this study is to find out the factors influencing the successful implementation and realization of business strategy in Latvian organizations. Quantitative research using a structured questionnaire (n = 440) and a multivariate linear regression analysis shows that managerial competence and leadership followed by clarity of goals play a decisive role in the successful implementation of business strategy. Implications of the results for managerial practice are discussed and propositions for future research provided

Parental Mediation Strategies and Their Role on Youths’ Online Privacy Disclosure and Protection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Grazia Lo Cricchio ◽  
Benedetta E. Palladino ◽  
Androulla Eleftheriou ◽  
Annalaura Nocentini ◽  
Ersilia Menesini
Keyword(s):  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Parental Mediation ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Scientific Databases

Abstract. The amount of personal information shared online every day by youths without control has raised concerns about their vulnerability to privacy disclosure. Parental mediation strategies have been considered as important aspects that can contribute to the reduction of online-related risks. However, research on this field has shown puzzling results and there is not a consistent investigation of the specific role of parental mediation in youths’ online privacy management. Therefore, this systematic review was aimed at examining the evidence for associations between different parental mediation strategies and aspects of both privacy disclosure and protection. The search was conducted in December 2019 in the SCOPUS and Web of Science scientific databases and resulted in 17 studies that have been included in our review. Taken together, the results confirm that mediation practices can be considered as important variables for the reduction of information disclosure and for enhancing privacy protection. However, some specificities emerged. Restrictive forms of mediation showed clear negative associations with disclosing behaviors, whereas active strategies showed more contrasting results. Moreover, restrictive practices seemed to be less linked to attitudes and beliefs of privacy protection than active forms. More research is needed concerning the role of co-viewing strategies. Findings were discussed in terms of future research and intervention.

Predictors of Caregiver Burden among Parents of Children with Cancer

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrnaz Ahmadi ◽  
Maryam Rassouli ◽  
Mahin Gheibizadeh ◽  
Maryam Karami ◽  
Saeed Poormansouri
Keyword(s):  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cancer Type ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Caregiving Burden ◽  
Care Burden ◽  
Levels Of Care

Background: Cancer is one of the most common diseases in children. Cancer in children can cause many problems for parents, and impose heavy care burden on them, which can lead to negative health consequences. The aim of this study was to determine caregiving burden and relevant influential factors among parents of children with cancer. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was done on 125 parents of children with cancer in oncology department of Shohada Hospital, Tehran, Iran, during March to August 2017. Caregiving burden was measured using the Caregiver Burden Scale. Descriptive statistics, independent-samples T test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation analysis, and multivariate linear regression analysis (stepwise method) were used in data analysis with SPSS software (v.19). Results: The mean score of parents’ care burden was 52.76 ± 10.  Moreover, 17.6%, 71.2% and 11.2% of parents had low, moderate, and high care burden, respectively. Regression analyses indicated that the factors associated with care burden were cancer type (Acute myeloid leukemia (β=0.36, p<0.001) and Ewing sarcoma (β=0.16, p=0.007)), the number of hospitalization (β=0.38, p<0.001), duration of disease (β=-0.31, p<0.001), parent’s age (β=-0.29, p<0.001), parent’s income (β=-0.23, p<0.001), and child’s age (β=0.24, p<0.001). These variables accounted for 65% of the variance in care burden. Conclusion: The result of this study demonstrated that most of parents of children with cancer had moderate levels of care burden. Different variables increased care burden in parents. Therefore, planning for holistic interventions to reduce care burden in parents and improve quality of care is necessary.

scholarly journals Zanik prywatności jako narastający problem społeczeństwa informacyjnego

1970 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 119-136
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Wysokińska
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Virtual Identity ◽  
Network Surveillance ◽  
Developing Societies ◽  
The Web

Since the beginning of its existence, the Internet has been almost synonymous with anonymity, giving unfettered opportunities to create a virtual identity. A lot has changed after the introduction of the era of Web 2.0. The network has become primarily a tool of communication with friends and loved ones, a place of socializing and a giant, constantly expanding photo gallery. People in society, along with benefiting from the growing possibilities of the web have divulged more and more information about themselves. Today, in a time of scandals revealing states spying on their own citizens, and social networks constantly changing their terms of privacy, no one believes in the anonymity of the Internet. This paper is aimed at presenting the most important issues related to the concept of network surveillance, with an emphasis on the problem of online privacy. The task is to draw the attention of researchers, who previously were neglecting the problem of the loss of privacy, which is not only applicable to the virtual life, but also has a significant impact on the functioning offline. Two directions here are the most visible. Users, for the privilege, comfort, or just entertainment, share on the network more and more detailed information about themselves. At the same time the giants of the Internet, as well as governments, increase the scope of their surveillance, which may stand up to even the most aware and cautious person. Changes occur extremely quickly, and this is why publications a few years or even months ago rarely mentioned about problem, and then only briefly, which may be caused by insufficient awareness about its importance and its possible impact on developing societies. However, we cannot forget about increasing the awareness of modern societies, which results in the emergence of tools for privacy protection created by the users themselves.

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