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. 2019 Aug 7;21(8):772. doi: 10.3390/e21080772

Table 1.

Presentation of models on privacy, trust, and self-disclosure

Independent Variables Mediator Variables Dependent Variables Tested on Users Of Reference
Privacy awareness, Privacy social norm, Perceived effectiveness of privacy policy, Perceived effectiveness of privacy seal Privacy risk, Disposition to privacya, Privacy control, Perception of intrusion Privacy concerns Financial and healthcare websites, electronic commerce, and OSNs [45,46]
Resource vulnerability, Threat severity, Privacy risk, Privacy intrusion Cost of not using privacy controls, Social norm, Attitude, Perceived behavioral control Intention to use privacy controls Facebook [47]
Privacy experience, Website reputation, Website familiarity, Perceived benefits Disposition to privacy a, Site-specific privacy concerns Behavioral intention websites [48]
Privacy concern, Information sensitivity, Trusting beliefs, Perceived usefulness, Enjoyment Information disclosure b Continuance intention OSNs [49]
Extroversion, Perceived critical mass, Perceived internet risk, Privacy value Attitude Privacy self-disclosure behaviors OSNs [50]
Perceived likelihood, Perceived damage, Privacy enjoyment Privacy concerns Self-disclosure OSNs [51]
Privacy policy (Notice, Choice, Access, Security, Enforcement) Online privacy concern, Trust Willingness to provide information b Internet [52]

a Named Privacy value in the proposed model from this paper. b Named Self-disclosure in the proposed model from this paper.