Impact of religiosity on preserved privacy on social media: Proposed model of self-disclosure

Rami Baazeem, Vladlena Benson, Chris Hand

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Abstract

User privacy and self-disclosure perspectives have been studied in great detail within e-commerce and social networking contexts. While many earlier studies consider online user base religion-agnostic, this study bridges the gap in the literature by addressing the user behaviour factors associated with religious beliefs. The specifics of user behaviour influenced by religion, particularly fundamental Islam, are yet to be fully understood by current research. This paper investigates the effect of religion on the online privacy and self-disclosure on social platforms. We propose a model linking religious beliefs, privacy behaviour and self-disclosure and empirically test it. By using PLS-SEM, intrinsic religiosity (ROS), communication privacy management (CPM) is shown to influence self-disclosure. The results show that religion has an indirect effect on the self-disclosure through privacy concerns. The implications of this study are significant for policy and practice for social media companies and users.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems - Opportunities and Challenges for the Digitized Society
Subtitle of host publicationAre We Ready?, PACIS 2018
EditorsMotonari Tanabu, Dai Senoo
PublisherAssociation for Information Systems
ISBN (Electronic)9784902590838
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems - Opportunities and Challenges for the Digitized Society: Are We Ready?, PACIS 2018 - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 26 Jun 201830 Jun 2018

Conference

Conference22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems - Opportunities and Challenges for the Digitized Society: Are We Ready?, PACIS 2018
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period26/06/1830/06/18

Keywords

  • Information security
  • Privacy
  • Religion
  • Self-disclosure
  • Social networking
  • User behaviour

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