Privacy in instant messaging: An impression management model

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 355-370

  Kobsa, Alfred ^a   Patil, Sameer ^a   Meyer, Bertolt ^b  

^a 5226 Donald Bren Hall   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

impression management; instant messaging (IM); linear structural model; privacy; self presentation; visibility of impression

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS SYSTEMS; COLLABORATIVE WORK; COMMUNICATION PARTNERS; IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT; INSTANT MESSAGING; LINEAR STRUCTURAL MODEL; ONLINE SURVEYS; SELF PRESENTATIONS; STRUCTURAL MODELLING; UNDERLYING CAUSE;

COMMUNICATION; DATA PRIVACY; MESSAGE PASSING; MODEL STRUCTURES; VISIBILITY;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 77957951836     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449291003611326     Document Type: Article

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