APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Do Gender Differences in Privacy Concerns Impact Online Social Capital?
- Christina Shane-Simpson
University of Wisconsin, Stout - Adriana Manago
Western Washington University - Patricia Brooks
The College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center, CUNY - Naomi Gaggi
Macaulay Honors College at the College of Staten Island - Kristen Gillespie-Lynch
The College of Staten Island and The Graduate Center, CUNY
Abstract
Online social capital develops through disclosure. Privacy settings, which promote social capital by making disclosure safer, differ by gender. We examined gender, privacy, disclosure, and social capital. Men perceived more bonding social capital than women, who expressed more privacy concerns. Privacy concerns and disclosure were associated with heightened social capital.
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