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10-12-2017 12:00 AM

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End users’ behaviors that compromise security and privacy put both individuals and organizations at risk. In this study, we focus on online self-disclosure and propose a staged model that describes how individuals can move towards reduced online self-disclosure. We recognize that information privacy and security behavior is a dynamic process that unfolds over time, making stage theories applicable. Specifically, we apply the transtheoretical model (TTM) of behavior change, which has been widely used in the public health domain to change high risk behaviors, such as smoking as well as behaviors related to physical security, such as seat belt use. We also consider the mechanisms of changing behavior in the context of online self-disclosure and propose various hypotheses about the dynamic impacts of the mechanisms based on the stage an individual is in. Our proposed model can be used to develop stage-based interventions to promote safer behaviors regarding online self-disclosure.

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Dec 10th, 12:00 AM

Applying the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change to Online Self-Disclosure

End users’ behaviors that compromise security and privacy put both individuals and organizations at risk. In this study, we focus on online self-disclosure and propose a staged model that describes how individuals can move towards reduced online self-disclosure. We recognize that information privacy and security behavior is a dynamic process that unfolds over time, making stage theories applicable. Specifically, we apply the transtheoretical model (TTM) of behavior change, which has been widely used in the public health domain to change high risk behaviors, such as smoking as well as behaviors related to physical security, such as seat belt use. We also consider the mechanisms of changing behavior in the context of online self-disclosure and propose various hypotheses about the dynamic impacts of the mechanisms based on the stage an individual is in. Our proposed model can be used to develop stage-based interventions to promote safer behaviors regarding online self-disclosure.