Research Article

The Effects of Self-Esteem and Online Privacy Concern on Generations’ Attitudes Towards Instagram

Number: 43 December 30, 2023
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The Effects of Self-Esteem and Online Privacy Concern on Generations’ Attitudes Towards Instagram

Abstract

This article examines the interplay of generational differences, self-esteem, and online privacy concerns and how these factors shape attitudes towards Instagram. The data collected from 482 respondents have been investigated for mediation analysis based on the least squares method. Ordinary least square and regression models are used together as the method of the article. It has been determined that generation directly affects attitudes. Y generation individuals have more positive attributes towards Instagram than generation X. Similarly, generation Z has more positive Instagram attributes than generation X. The interactions between predictors are also significant. As self-esteem decreases from generation X to Y, their positive attitudes tend to increase. This is also true for the Z compared to the X. The effect of social generation difference has also been discovered for online identity-Instagram privacy concern. This effect has been detected between the “X to Z” and “Y to Z” generations. Compared to the X, the Z generation has fewer online identity-Instagram privacy concern. Therefore, while social generation differences have a direct and significant effect on the attitude towards Instagram, self-esteem and privacy concerns also play important roles as mediating variables. In the article, the “Online Privacy Concern Scale” has been revised as the “Online Identity-Instagram Privacy Concern Scale”, and the “Social Media Addiction Scale Adult Form” has been revised as the “Scale of Attitude towards Instagram”, based on validity and reliability tests.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Communication and Media Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 30, 2023

Publication Date

December 30, 2023

Submission Date

May 26, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 4, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 43

APA
Bekman, M., & Al, E. (2023). The Effects of Self-Esteem and Online Privacy Concern on Generations’ Attitudes Towards Instagram. Akdeniz Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi, 43, 134-160. https://doi.org/10.31123/akil.1303174
AMA
1.Bekman M, Al E. The Effects of Self-Esteem and Online Privacy Concern on Generations’ Attitudes Towards Instagram. Journal of Akdeniz University Faculty of Communication - JAUFC. 2023;(43):134-160. doi:10.31123/akil.1303174
Chicago
Bekman, Müge, and Eyüp Al. 2023. “The Effects of Self-Esteem and Online Privacy Concern on Generations’ Attitudes Towards Instagram”. Akdeniz Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi, nos. 43: 134-60. https://doi.org/10.31123/akil.1303174.
EndNote
Bekman M, Al E (December 1, 2023) The Effects of Self-Esteem and Online Privacy Concern on Generations’ Attitudes Towards Instagram. Akdeniz Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi 43 134–160.
IEEE
[1]M. Bekman and E. Al, “The Effects of Self-Esteem and Online Privacy Concern on Generations’ Attitudes Towards Instagram”, Journal of Akdeniz University Faculty of Communication - JAUFC, no. 43, pp. 134–160, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.31123/akil.1303174.
ISNAD
Bekman, Müge - Al, Eyüp. “The Effects of Self-Esteem and Online Privacy Concern on Generations’ Attitudes Towards Instagram”. Akdeniz Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi. 43 (December 1, 2023): 134-160. https://doi.org/10.31123/akil.1303174.
JAMA
1.Bekman M, Al E. The Effects of Self-Esteem and Online Privacy Concern on Generations’ Attitudes Towards Instagram. Journal of Akdeniz University Faculty of Communication - JAUFC. 2023;:134–160.
MLA
Bekman, Müge, and Eyüp Al. “The Effects of Self-Esteem and Online Privacy Concern on Generations’ Attitudes Towards Instagram”. Akdeniz Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi, no. 43, Dec. 2023, pp. 134-60, doi:10.31123/akil.1303174.
Vancouver
1.Müge Bekman, Eyüp Al. The Effects of Self-Esteem and Online Privacy Concern on Generations’ Attitudes Towards Instagram. Journal of Akdeniz University Faculty of Communication - JAUFC. 2023 Dec. 1;(43):134-60. doi:10.31123/akil.1303174

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