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标题：Predictors of Chinese Users’ Location Disclosure Behavior: An Empirical Study on WeChat
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作者：Si Chen ; Bingjia Shao ; Kuiyun Zhi 等
期刊名称：Information
电子版ISSN：2078-2489
出版年度：2018
卷号：9
期号：9
页码：219-231
DOI：10.3390/info9090219
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：Location disclosure behavior on social network sites (SNS) has developed rapidly. However, the influencing factors have not been adequately studied. Based on social cognitive theory and the concept of face, this study developed a research model to explain the factors with uniquely Chinese characteristics that predict WeChat users’ location disclosure. Using survey data collected from WeChat users in China (N = 545), the model is tested by a structural equation modeling (SEM). The results show that a desire to gain face, a fear of losing face, social norms, trust in SNS members and trust in an SNS provider positively influence WeChat users’ intention to disclose location information. Moreover, trust in SNS members can also boost trust in an SNS provider. Finally, both theoretical contributions and practical implications are discussed.
关键词：social media; check in; face; information disclosure; trust social media ; check in ; face ; information disclosure ; trust