Does low self-control explain voluntary disclosure of personal information on the Internet?

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Highlights：

• Low self-control predicts voluntary disclosure of personal information on Facebook.

• Age, education, gender, and race do not have significant effects on self-disclosure.

• The six subscales of self-control are highly correlated.

• The one-factor model could be more suitable for measuring self-control.

摘要

•Low self-control predicts voluntary disclosure of personal information on Facebook.•Age, education, gender, and race do not have significant effects on self-disclosure.•The six subscales of self-control are highly correlated.•The one-factor model could be more suitable for measuring self-control.

论文关键词：Self-control,Self-disclosure,Facebook,Dimensionality

论文评审过程：Available online 27 May 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.04.055