A Three-way Interaction Model of Information Withholding: Investigating the Role of Information Sensitivity, Prevention Focus, and Interdependent Self-Construal
A Three-way Interaction Model of Information Withholding: Investigating the Role of Information Sensitivity, Prevention Focus, and Interdependent Self-Construal
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10.1515/dim-2017-0007
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2017-09
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Yongqiang Sun;D. Liu;Nan Wang
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作者：
Yongqiang Sun;D. Liu;Nan Wang
摘要尽管已有文献对社交网络服务环境下的用户信息泄露行为进行了较好的研究，但对用户信息隐瞒行为的研究还很少。为了填补这一研究空白，本研究假设信息敏感性、预防重点和关于信息隐瞒的相互依赖的自我构念之间可能存在三种交互作用。通过对479名用户的在线调查，以微信为背景，对所提出的模型进行了实证检验。层次回归分析结果验证了预防焦点对信息敏感性和信息保留之间的正向调节作用，相互依赖的自我构念强化了预防焦点的调节作用。根据理论和实践意义以及研究的局限性，对研究结果进行了讨论。
Abstract Although user information disclosure behavior in the context of social network service(SNS) has been well studied in previous literature, there is a lack of understanding about user information withholding behavior. To fill this research gap, the present study assumes that there might be a three-way interaction among information sensitivity, prevention focus, and interdependent self-construal regarding information withholding. The proposed model is empirically tested through an online survey of 479 users in the context of WeChat, one of the most popular SNSs in China. The results of hierarchical regression analysis verify the three-way interaction that prevention focus positively moderates the relationship between information sensitivity and information withholding, and interdependent self-construal strengthens the moderating effect of prevention focus. Findings in light of theoretical and practical implications as well as limitations of the study are discussed.