Citation

Youn S, Hall K. Cyberpsychol. Behav. 2008; 11(6): 763-765.

Affiliation

Department of Marketing Communication, Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Mary Ann Liebert Publishers)

DOI

10.1089/cpb.2007.0240

PMID

18954276

Abstract

Survey data from 395 high school students revealed that girls perceive more privacy risks and have a higher level of privacy concerns than boys. Regarding privacy protection behaviors, boys tended to read unsolicited e-mail and register for Web sites while directly sending complaints in response to unsolicited e-mail. This study found girls to provide inaccurate information as their privacy concerns increased. Boys, however, refrained from registering to Web sites as their concerns increased.

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