Should we be concerned about how information privacy concerns are measured in online contexts?

ǂa ǂsystematic review of survey scale development studies

Jošt Bartol (Author), Vasja Vehovar (Author), Andraž Petrovčič (Author)

Abstract

This systematic review addresses problems identified in existing research on survey measurements of individuals' information privacy concerns in online contexts. The search in this study focused on articles published between 1996 and 2019 and yielded 970 articles. After excluding duplicates and screening for eligibility, we were left with 13 articles in which the investigators developed a total of 16 survey scales. In addition to reviewing the conceptualizations, contexts, and dimensionalities of the scales, we evaluated the quality of methodological procedures used in the scale development process, drawing upon the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) Risk of Bias checklist. The results confirmed that the breadth of conceptualizations and dimensions of information privacy concerns are constructed with a low emphasis on contextuality. Assessment of the quality of methodological procedures suggested a need for a more thorough evaluation of content validity. We provide several recommendations for tackling these issues and propose new research directions

Keywords

informacijska zasebnost;merjenje informacijske zasebnosti;uporaba interneta;kakovost metodologije;razvoj lestvičenja;ankete;Internet use;methodological quality;scale development;surveys;Informacijski procesi;Zasebnost;Merjenje;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2021
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
UDC:	303
COBISS:	61630211
ISSN:	2227-9709
Views:	247
Downloads:	144
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	Information processes;Privacy;Measurement;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 1-22
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ8
Issue:	ǂiss. ǂ2
Chronology:	Jun. 2021
DOI:	10.3390/informatics8020031
ID:	14641685