Category: Self-disclosure
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Conference Announcement: Vectors of Data Disclosure
Now that #ica22 is over, it is time to announce the upcoming “Vectors of Data Disclosure” (June 27-June 28, 2022) conference organized by the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. — How do different cultural frameworks and legal regulations influence whether or not we decide to disclose our personal data? What factors interact with each…
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Do online privacy concerns predict privacy behavior?
In a new article, we (Lemi Baruh, Ekin Seçinti, Zeynep Cemalcılar) meta-analytically chime in on the frequently debated concept of “privacy paradox”. We investigate whether users’ reported privacy concerns and literacy influence the extent to which they utilize online services (including but not limited to SNSs), disclose personal information and adopt measures to protect their privacy. Privacy…
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Cyberpsychology’s special issue on self-disclosure and privacy published
Privacy and disclosure special issue of Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace edited by Michel Walrave, Sonja Utz, Alexander P. Schouten, Wannes Heirman is now out and available for download (and hopefully for wide reading, discussing, citing). Also included in the special issue is an article from SIMLAB (Murat Kezer, Barış Sevi, Zeynep Cemalcılar, and Lemi Baruh). The…
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PhD Studentship(s) at Social Interaction and Media Lab, Koç University, Istanbul
SIMLAB at Koç University, Istanbul is looking for candidates for PhD studentships interested in working in the following topics: Online socialization Impression formation, relationship initiation and maintanance on social media Self-disclosure, communication and detection of emotions on social media Social media and identity Privacy attitudes, preferences and privacy management behavior of users Candidates should have…
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Sharing sensitive information on Twitter and its “rubbernecking effect”
In a new article titled “Rubbernecking Effect of Intimate Information on Twitter: When Getting Attention Works Against Interpersonal Attraction” published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, we (Lemi Baruh and Zeynep Cemalcılar) discuss the effects of sharing sensitive (intimate) information in social media platform Twitter. The article focuses on how viewers of a Twitter account react to sensitive information…