TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Who commits virtual identity suicide? Differences in privacy concerns, internet addiction, and personality between Facebook users and quitters
JO  - Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking
A1  - Stieger, Stefan
A1  - Burger, Christoph
A1  - Bohn, Manuel
A1  - Voracek, Martin
SP  - 629
EP  - 634
VL  - 16
IS  - 9
N2  - Social networking sites such as Facebook attract millions of users by offering highly interactive social communications. Recently, a counter movement of users has formed, deciding to leave social networks by quitting their accounts (i.e., virtual identity suicide). To investigate whether Facebook quitters (n=310) differ from Facebook users (n=321), we examined privacy concerns, Internet addiction scores, and personality. We found Facebook quitters to be significantly more cautious about their privacy, having higher Internet addiction scores, and being more conscientious than Facebook users. The main self-stated reason for committing virtual identity suicide was privacy concerns (48 percent). Although the adequacy of privacy in online communication has been questioned, privacy is still an important issue in online social communications.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2152-2715
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2012.0323
ID  - ref1
ER  -