The Online Privacy Divide: Testing Resource and Identity Explanations for Racial/Ethnic Differences in Privacy Concerns and Privacy Management Behaviors on Social Media

IF 4.9 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Communication Research Pub Date : 2024-08-13 DOI:10.1177/00936502241273157

Laurent H. Wang, Miriam J. Metzger

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Abstract

Do existing social inequalities translate into social media privacy management? This study examined racial/ethnic differences in privacy concerns and privacy management behaviors on social media to evaluate empirical evidence for an online privacy divide in the U.S. In addition, we tested two prominent theoretical perspectives–resource-based and identity-based explanations–for such divides. Results from an online survey ( N = 1,401) revealed that compared to White social media users, Latinx and Asian users reported higher horizontal and vertical privacy concerns, Latinx users employed horizontal privacy management strategies more frequently, Black users reported higher horizontal and vertical privacy self-efficacy, and Latinx users reported higher vertical privacy self-efficacy. While unequal distribution of resources (i.e., socioeconomic status) explained some differences among Asian (vs. White) participants, identity-based factor (i.e., perceived discrimination) served to motivate cautious privacy management among Black participants. Theoretical contributions to the privacy and marginalization literature are discussed. Practical implications are provided.

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在线隐私鸿沟：测试社交媒体上种族/族裔隐私关注和隐私管理行为差异的资源和身份解释

现有的社会不平等现象会转化为社交媒体隐私管理吗？本研究考察了社交媒体上隐私关注和隐私管理行为的种族/民族差异，以评估美国网络隐私鸿沟的实证证据。此外，我们还检验了两种著名的理论观点--基于资源的解释和基于身份的解释--对这种鸿沟的解释。在线调查（1,401 人）结果显示，与白人社交媒体用户相比，拉丁裔和亚裔用户对横向和纵向隐私的关注度更高，拉丁裔用户更频繁地使用横向隐私管理策略，黑人用户对横向和纵向隐私的自我效能感更高，拉丁裔用户对纵向隐私的自我效能感更高。资源分配不均（即社会经济地位）解释了亚裔（与白人）参与者之间的一些差异，而身份因素（即感知到的歧视）则促使黑人参与者谨慎地进行隐私管理。本文讨论了对隐私和边缘化文献的理论贡献。并提供了实际意义。

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