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The Effects of Experience with a Technology on Privacy Concerns and Disclosure of Health Information

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dc.contributor.author Burnham, Kaylee E. en_US
dc.contributor.department Psychology en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2008-05-22T17:09:07Z
dc.date.available 2008-05-22T17:09:07Z
dc.date.issued 2008-05-05 en_US
dc.description.abstract Although the ubiquity of technology can make many aspects of life more convenient, it may simultaneously raise concerns about the privacy of personal information. While the link between privacy, self-disclosure, and new technology has been suggested, a clear understanding of these variables remains lacking. Explanation for the need for information has been suggested to increase one s comfort level and in turn lead to increased disclosure. The goal of the present study was to assess how experience with a technology affects attitudes toward levels of disclosure of personal information. Older adult (ages 65-74) and younger adult (ages 18-22) participants were exposed to one of two systems, either providing feedback or no feedback relating to the purpose of the question, designed to gather personal health information. Participants provided a rating about how much information they believed they would disclose to the system. Results indicate that younger adults alter their self-disclosure attitudes based on the sensitivity of the question asked, but older adults do not. Neither age group was affected by feedback related to the purpose of the question. en_US
dc.description.advisor Committee Member/Second Reader: Rogers, Wendy; Faculty Mentor: Fisk, Arthur en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/21831
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Privacy en_US
dc.subject Technology en_US
dc.subject Self-disclosure en_US
dc.subject Health en_US
dc.title The Effects of Experience with a Technology on Privacy Concerns and Disclosure of Health Information en_US
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dc.type.genre Undergraduate Thesis
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local.contributor.corporatename College of Sciences
local.contributor.corporatename School of Psychology
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