Mobile Users’ Self-Disclosure Behaviour on WeChat: Application of Social Cognitive Theory

Table 2

Questionnaire items.

Items	Measurement	Source
Perceived severity (PS)	I think losing privacy information through WeChat is a serious problem for me	[36]
	Stealing my network identity through WeChat will be a serious problem for me
	Losing personal information through WeChat will be a serious problem for me
	Losing photo privacy through WeChat will be a serious problem for me
Privacy experience (PE)	I am the victim of Internet privacy invasion	[42]
	I used to have bad experiences about privacy on the Internet
	I believe that my Internet privacy has been infringed by other people or organizations
Privacy concerns (PC)	When I use my WeChat, I will worry about my personal information being abused	[43]
	When I use my WeChat, I worry that I will get unwanted advertisements
	When I use my WeChat, I will worry that WeChat will share my information without permission
Social influence (SI)	Those who can influence me believe that I should reduce information disclosure	[44]
	People who are very important to me think that I should reduce information disclosure
Information disclosure behaviour (PX)	Information disclosure behaviour is measured by the question item: “What range of friends are allowed to view the circle of friends set by your WeChat.” The options for answers to this question are: “in the last three days,” “in the last six months,” and “visible at all times.”	[4]