Internalization of the External Motivations for Disclosing Others’ Privacy in Public Events
WANG Le，ZHANG Jifei，WANG Luyao，XIAO Renbin
1. Xian Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China; 2. Sichuan Digital Economy Industry Development Research Institute, Chengdu, China; 3. Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an, China; 4. Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Abstract Drawing on the motivation theory and organic integration theory, this study performed a four-wave longitudinal survey. Using the case of “brutal attack on women at a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan” as a quasi-natural experiment, we surveyed 527 Sina Weibo users to build our panel dataset. A two-way fixed effects model was used to identify both the internal and external motivations for disclosing others’ privacy, and to examine the relationship between motivations and the behaviors of disclosing others’ privacy. The results show that, first, internal motivations (social participation and delivering justice) have stronger and more persistent effects on disclosing others’ privacy than external motivations (social concerns and economic benefits). Second, external motivations for disclosing others’ privacy can be internalized into internal motivations. Finally, concern for others’ privacy mitigates the “internalization” process.
WANG Le,ZHANG Jifei,WANG Luyao等. Internalization of the External Motivations for Disclosing Others’ Privacy in Public Events[J]. Chinese Journal of Management, 2024, 21(3): 417-.
