Information disclosure in social media among teenagers

• Main Authors: Azli, N.N (Author), Hariro, A.Z (Author), Hussin, N. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication 2019
• Subjects: Enjoyment; Information disclosure; Information management; Perceived usefulness; Trust
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 Social Media is a platform where people can communicate with each other easily without any boundaries. Teenagers tend to used social media to disclose information such as email, pictures and location. In Malaysia, the number of cyberbully and suicide because of social media keep increasing. Thus, this study was about the information disclosure in social media among teenagers in Malaysia. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence information disclosure in social media among teenagers in Malaysia. It has been found that factors enjoyment, perceived usefulness and trust were the factors that influence teenagers to disclose information in social media. This study used a quantitative research method and questionnaire were distributed to 335 students at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Rantau Panjang Klang. It was found that there was a relationship between independent variables (Enjoyment, Perceived Usefulness and Trust) and the dependent variable (Information Disclosure). From the finding, it has been found that Trust is the most influential factor in information disclosure in social media among teenagers in Malaysia where, when people trust their member in social media it influences them to disclose more information in social media. © BEIESP.