Purpose

Exploring the considerations that guide and influence members of Facebook medical support groups to disclose private information.

Design/methodology/approach

The sample included 293 participants, aged 18–85 years, who answered an online survey, 155 members of Facebook medical support groups and 138 members of other Facebook groups.

Findings

Members of medical support groups attach greater importance to privacy policy, give greater value to privacy and reveal more private information, compared to members of other groups. Members of medical support groups tend to feel that they receive more support and feel that the privacy policy preserves their privacy much more. These feelings are associated with greater self-disclosure of groups' members.

Originality/value

The research insights will help medical support groups' members and admins to put into action the fundamental right to privacy and build a set of rules tailored to their individual and group needs.

中文翻译：

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Facebook 医疗支持小组：通信隐私管理视角

目的

探讨引导和影响 Facebook 医疗支持小组成员披露私人信息的考虑因素。

设计/方法论/途径

样本包括 293 名年龄在 18 至 85 岁之间、回答在线调查的参与者、Facebook 医疗支持小组的 155 名成员和其他 Facebook 小组的 138 名成员。

发现

与其他群体的成员相比，医疗支持群体的成员更加重视隐私政策，更加重视隐私并透露更多的隐私信息。医疗支持团体的成员往往认为他们得到了更多的支持，并认为隐私政策更多地保护了他们的隐私。这些感受与团体成员更多的自我暴露有关。

原创性/价值

研究见解将帮助医疗支持团体的成员和管理员将基本隐私权付诸行动，并制定一套适合其个人和团体需求的规则。