According to a study from the United States, "In this article, the authors develop hypotheses about three key correlates of attitudes about discretionary online behaviors and control over one's own online information: frequency of engaging in risky online behaviors, experience of an online adverse event, and the disposition to be more or less trusting and cautious of others. Through an analysis of survey results, they find that online adverse events do not necessarily relate to greater overall Web discretion, but they do significantly associate with users' perceptions of Web information control."
"However, the frequencies with which individuals engage in risky online activities and behaviors significantly associate with both online discretion and information control. In addition, general dispositions to trust and be cautious are strongly related to prudent Internet behavior and attitudes about managing personal online information. The results of this study have clear consequences for our understanding of behaviors and attitudes that might lead to greater online social intelligence, or the ability to make prudent decisions in the presence of Internet uncertainties and risks," wrote C. Cheshire and colleagues, University of California.
The researchers concluded: "Implications for theory and practice are discussed."
Cheshire and colleagues published their study in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (Behaviors, Adverse Events, and Dispositions: An Empirical Study of Online Discretion and Information Control. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2010;61(7):1487-1501).
For more information, contact C. Cheshire, University of California, School Informat, 102 South Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Publisher contact information for the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology is: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA.
Keywords: City:Berkeley, State:CA, Country:United States, Data Management, Information Science, Information Technology, Science And Technology
This article was prepared by Information Technology Newsweekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2010, Information Technology Newsweekly via VerticalNews.com.
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