Table A1.

Summary of selected recent research of OPC in human–computer interactions

Author (year)ContextTheoretical underpinNomologic network of OPC: A = antecedent ME = mediator MO = moderator O = outcomeMajor findingsJournal in abbr.
Agnihotri and Bhattacharya (2023) ChatbotComputer are social actors (CASA) theoryA: Perceived privacy concern, anthropomorphism, perceived empathy ME: Perceived trustworthiness MO: NA O: Consumer forgiveness, WOMPerceived privacy concern influenced only perceived ability and not benevolence and integrity of the chatbot to influence consumer forgiveness and spread negative word of mouthInt. J. Inf. Manage
Xiong and Zuo (2023) Medical and senior care service platformValue-based adoption modelA: Privacy concerns, legal concerns, perceived efforts, outcome expectations, perceived mobility ME: Perceived value MO: NA O: Intention to adoptPerceived value and legal concerns can predict health care professionals’ intention to adopt. Outcome expectations, perceived mobility, perceived effort and privacy concerns can predict perceived valueInf. Manage
Sandhu et al. (2023) Video conferencing appPrivacy calculus theory; Social presence theoryA: Mobile user information privacy concerns, ubiquity, social presence ME: Trust, perceived risks, perceived value, perceived benefits MO: Ubiquity, technicality O: Continuance intentionThe study emphasizes the promotion of privacy protection at the organizational level, control mechanisms that motivate employees to actively engage in privacy protection behavior and a multi-faceted approach for data transparency within the VC app platformsInt. J. Inf. Manage
Ogbanufe (2023) Online accountProtection motivation theoryA: Investment size ME: Perceived threat severity, perceived threat vulnerability, self-efficacy, response cost, response efficiency MO: NA O: Protection motivation, useInvestment size influences threat and coping appraisals, which in turn increases protection motivation and use. These results highlight the importance of eliciting individuals’ personal investments to improve their protective security behaviorsInt. J. Inf. Manage
Tang and Ning (2023) Social appPrivacy calculus theoryA: Perceived privacy control, disposition to value privacy, app permission sensitivity, perceived effectiveness of privacy policy ME: Privacy concerns, social rewards, personalized benefits MO: NA O: Misinterpretation behaviorBoth privacy concerns and social rewards motivate users to engage in misrepresentation behavior, while personalized benefits discourage users from doing so.  Perceived privacy control and app permission sensitivity influence privacy concerns significantly, while disposition to value privacy and perceived effectiveness of privacy policies have nonsignificant effects on privacy concernsDecis. Support syst
Tseng et al. (2022) Online health community platformSocial support theoryA: Perceived control of information, perceived privacy risk, community engagement ME: Informational support, Emotional support MO: NA O: Intention to participateCommunity engagement and privacy concerns can influence certain social support (e.g. information or emotional support), leading to OHC members’ intention to participateTechnol. Forecast. Soc. Change
Prakash and Das (2022) Digital contact tracing appsInnovation resistance theory; distrust theoryA: Information privacy concern, government surveillance concern, security risk, usage barrier, complexity barrier, value barrier ME: Distrust MO: NA O: Resistance, intention to useDistrust, value barrier, information privacy concerns and usage barrier predicted the resistance to the DCT app, and resistance, in turn, predicted intention to use. Distrust was a key mediator between innovation barriers and resistanceInt. J. Inf. Manage
Shin et al. (2022) Personalized algorithmsPrivacy calculus theoryA: Algorithm awareness (AA) ME: Privacy concerns, efficacy MO: NA O: User self-disclosureAA leads users to envisage, understand and interact with algorithms depending on their efficacy of understanding. AA influences the trust of algorithmic processes and the way users evaluate privacy concerns and self-disclosuresInt. J. Inf. Manage
Liu et al. (2022) Mobile commerceJustice theoryA: Perceived justice, privacy invasion experience ME: Perceived privacy MO: Privacy feedback, choice (presence/absence) O: User self-disclosurePerceived justice determines perceived privacy, which shapes disclosure intentions. Privacy feedback enhances the positive effect of perceived justice on perceived privacy and the effect of trust propensity on disclosure intention and alleviates the negative effect of privacy experience on perceived privacyDecis. Support syst
Ou et al. (2022) Breach securityProtection motivation theoryA: Security breach, response strategy ME: Perceived risk, perceived severity, response efficacy MO: NA O: Re-transaction intentionThe variations in the response strategy of organization after a security breach can lead to significantly different consumers’ reactionsInt. J. Inf. Manage
Zhang et al. (2022) Mobile medical consultationSocial presence theoryA: Social presence of the interface, social presence of the interaction, social validation ME: Privacy concerns, trust in physicians, trust in applications MO: NA O: Intention to disclose, intention to continuously use, intention to follow adviceThe social cue design factors influence Two types of trust and decrease privacy concerns. Privacy concerns hinder both types of trust. The impacts of the Two types of trust on patients’ intention to continue using the service, disclose information and follow medical advice are revealedComput. Hum. Behav
Koohang et al. (2022) IoTA: IoT awareness ME: IoT privacy knowledge, IoT security knowledge, trust MO: NA O: Continued intention to useIoT awareness can positively influence users’ knowledge of IoT privacy and security. The users’ knowledge of IoT privacy and security can positively influence users’ IoT trust and subsequently, the users’ IoT trust can positively influence continued intention to use IoTInt. J. Inf. Manage
Alraja (2022) IoT-based health application (HA)Privacy calculus theory; theory of planned behaviorA: Privacy, security, trust ME: Risk perception, attitude MO: Gender O: Behavioral intentionThere were gender differences in gen Y, but there was little evidence that risk perception affects any of the cohort’s behavioral intention towards the use of IoT-enabled HATechnol. Forecast. Soc. Change
Ameen et al. (2022) Smart shopping mallTrust-commitment theory; privacy calculus theoryA: Interface design, trust, consumer peer interaction, relationship commitment ME: Personalization MO: Privacy concerns O: LoyaltyThere were significant mediating effects of personalization on the positive relationships between interface design, trust, consumer peer interaction and relationship commitment and shopping mall loyalty. Privacy concerns, unlike prior research, do not exert a moderating roleComput. Hum. Behav
Cichy et al. (2021) IoT-based connected carProposed extended model from privacy calculusA: Psychological ownership, relational trust, data sensitivity, data security ME: Privacy concerns MO: Self-efficacy enhancement, self-image congruency O: Sharing of personal dataOur findings highlight the interplay between virtual and physical risks in shaping drivers’ privacy concerns and data sharing decisions—with information privacy and data security emerging as discrete yet closely interrelated concepts. Psychological ownership is an important addition to established privacy calculus models of data sharingMIS Q
Wagner et al. (2021) Data-driven service appEquity theoryA: Users’ net value, providers’ net value ME: Distributive equity MO: Information sensitivity O: Continuance intention; satisfactionUsers balance their own net value (benefits minus risks) as well as providers’ net value from monetizing users’ data The relationship between provider’s net value based on users’ information and distributive equity is moderated by information sensitivityInt. J. Inf. Manage
Zhu and Kanjanamekanant (2021) Personalized adsCommunication privacy management theoryA: Information co-ownership, personification, internal data source, ad embarrassment ME: Perceived privacy, ad attitude MO: Information co-ownership, personification O: Purchase intentionPersonalized ads based on internal data source, perceived personification and co-ownership of facebook are positively related to perceived privacy, which leads to better ad attitude and higher purchase intentions. Perceived personification and co-ownership further moderate the relationship between internal data source and embarrassment to perceived privacyInf. Manage
Libaque-Sáenz et al. (2021) Mobile appsA: Fair information practices (FIPs), automatic data collection (AUTO) ME: Perceived data control, perceived information risks MO: FIPs, AUTO O: Behavioral intentionBoth intervention strategies (FIPs and AUTO) have a significant effect on perceived data control and perceived risks and in turn on behavioral intentionInf. Manage
Cheng et al. (2021) Ride-sharing platformPrivacy calculus theoryA: Privacy awareness, previous online privacy invasion, mobile payment security, negative media exposure, personal information disclosure requirements, immediate gratification ME: Perceived risks/benefits of information privacy disclosure MO: NA O: Intention to disclosure, disclosurePrivacy awareness, previous online privacy invasion, mobile payment security and negative media exposure influence information disclosure’s perceived risks and that perceived risks and benefits are significantly related to immediate gratificationInf. Manage
Bandara et al. (2021) E-commerceConstrual level theory; power-responsibility equilibrium frameworkA: Privacy concerns ME: Privacy empowerment MO: Psychological distance O: Defensive behaviorPsychological distance moderates the relationship between privacy concerns and privacy behavior.  Empowered consumers’ privacy behavior does not vary despite the degree of psychological distanceInf. Manage
Balapour et al. (2020) Mobile appCommunication privacy management theoryA: Perceived effectiveness of privacy policy ME: Perceived privacy risk MO: Information sensitivity, perceived privacy awareness O: Perceived mobile app securityPerceived privacy risk negatively influences the perceived security of the mobile apps; perceived effectiveness of a privacy policy positively influences user perceptions of mobile app security. Perceived privacy awareness moderates the effect of perceived privacy risk on the perceived security of mobile apps. Users have different privacy-security perceptions based on the information sensitivity of the mobile appsInt. J. Inf. Manage
Ioannou et al. (2020) Online traveling servicePrivacy calculus theoryA: Disposition to privacy, privacy awareness, perceived privacy control, trust, privacy experience, privacy knowledge, privacy protection regulation ME: Online privacy concerns MO: NA O: Willingness to shareTravelers are concerned over their information privacy they are still willing to share their behavioral data. In the case of biometric information, the disclosure decision is dependent upon expected benefits rather than privacy concernsInt. J. Inf. Manage
Degirmenci (2020) App permission requestAntecedents–privacy concerns–outcomes (APCO)A: Prior privacy experience, computer anxiety, perceived control, app permission concerns ME: Privacy concerns, trust, privacy calculus MO: NA O: Intention to acceptPrior privacy experience, computer anxiety and perceived control have significant effects on privacy concerns. However, concerns for app permission requests have approximately twice as much predictive value than the other factors put together to explain mobile users’ overall information privacy concernsInt. J. Inf. Manage
Al-Natour et al. (2020) Mobile appsAgency theory; signaling theoryA: Informational signals, information asymmetry ME: Privacy uncertainty (collection, use, protection), seller uncertainty, product uncertainty MO: NA O: Intention to usePrivacy uncertainty significantly influences users’ intention to use an app above and beyond their uncertainty about the seller and the product. It also affects the perceived risk associated with using an app and the price consumers are willing to payInf. Syst. Res
Zeng et al. (2020) Online privacy policyMotivation theoryA: Privacy assurance, personalization declaration ME: Privacy concerns MO: NA O: Purchase responsesPrivacy assurance negatively affects customers’ purchase probability and purchase amount. Personalization declaration positively affects customers’ purchase probability and purchase amount. Privacy concerns significantly mediate above relationsJ. Bus. Ethics
Lin and Wang (2020) SNSSocial role theory; theory of reasoned actionA: Social presence, privacy risk, social ties, commitment ME: Attitude towards sharing information MO: Gender O: Intention to share informationPrivacy risks, social ties and commitment were more important in the formation of attitudes toward information sharing for women than men. Gender significantly moderates the relationship between people’s perceptions of information sharing and their intention to share informationInt. J. Inf. Manage
Yang et al. (2020) Mobile paymentPrivacy calculus theory; control agency theoryA: Perceived benefits, perceived effectiveness of privacy setting, perceived effectiveness of privacy policy ME: Perceived value, psychological comfort MO: NA O: Intention to disclosePerceived benefits, perceived effectiveness of privacy setting, perceived effectiveness of privacy policy and perceived risks together predict perceived value and psychological comfort, which further determine consumers’ self-disclosureInt. J. Inf. Manage
Wu et al. (2020) Mobile security notificationA: Intrusiveness, app interface usability ME: Perceived security, irritation MO: Disruption O: Continued intention to useBoth app interface usability and the design of MSNs significantly impacted users’ perceived security, which, in turn, has a positive influence on users’ intention to continue using the appInf. Manage
Jozani et al. (2020) Social media appPrivacy calculus theoryA: Privacy risk, privacy control, information sensitivity ME: Institutional privacy concerns, social privacy concerns MO: NA O: EngagementBoth institutional and social privacy concerns decrease engagement. Information sensitivity increases institutional privacy concerns. However, social privacy concerns are influenced by the perception of risk and controlComput. Hum. Behav
Park and Shin (2020) Health-related ITA: Privacy attitudes, perception, evaluation ME: Interest in sharing MO: Medical condition, internet reliance for health  O: EngagementPrivacy concern and confidence are mediated through One’s interest in sharing information with health professionals and moderated by One’s medical condition and the reliance on internetComput. Hum. Behav
Shaw and Sergueeva (2019) Mobile commerceUTAUT2A: Perceived privacy risk, perceived transaction risk, perceived privacy protection ME: Perceived privacy concerns, perceived value MO: Personal innovativeness O: Intention to useBoth paths (perceived privacy concerns to perceived value and performance expectancy to perceived value) were significant. Perceived value motivates customers to use m-commerce and shapes perceptions as they evaluate the trade-off they are makingInt. J. Inf. Manage
Chen et al. (2019) Personalized adsRational choice theoryA: Ownership, vulnerability ME: Privacy concerns, perceived cost of non-personalization, opportunity cost MO: NA O: ReactanceThree rational choice factors from a negative-effect perspective have significant impacts on consumer reactance. Affective factors such as ownership and vulnerability are dominant determinants of these rational choice factorsInt. J. Inf. Manage
Wang and Herrand (2019)S-commercePrivacy-trust-behavioral intention (PTB) modelA: Perceived effectiveness of privacy policy, perceived effectiveness of industry-self regulation ME: Trust MO: NA O: Intention of purchaseInstitutional privacy assurance positively influences institutional-based trust, which, in turn, affects online social interactions and consequently increases the likelihood of product purchases on s-commerce sitesInt. J. Inf. Manage
Crossler and Bélanger (2019) App privacy settingsSelf-efficacy theory; information–motivation–behavioral (IMB) skills modelA: Privacy risk awareness, privacy knowledge, technology knowledge, sharing preference, subjective norm ME: Privacy self-efficacy, technology self-efficacy MO: Privacy knowledge O: Privacy behaviorPersonal motivation is One of the strongest determinants of utilizing privacy-protective settings, and social motivation is not significant. Privacy knowledge and self-efficacy constructs determine One’s use of privacy-protective settings, but knowledge and self-efficacy about smartphone technology do not. An interaction effect exists between privacy knowledge and privacy self-efficacy on privacy behaviorInf. Syst. Res
Lin and Armstrong (2019) SNSCommunication privacy management theoryA: Information privacy concerns, territory privacy concerns ME: Information trusting beliefs, information privacy risk beliefs, territory privacy risk beliefs, territory trusting beliefs MO: NA O: Privacy disclosure, territory coordinationPerceptions of trespassing over agreed-upon virtual boundaries within SNSs affects risk beliefs regarding information privacy and territory privacy differently. These distinct privacy risk beliefs, in turn, influence Two privacy management behaviorsJ. Assoc. Inf. Syst
Kim et al. (2019) Mobile healthRefined SERVQUAL and SERVPERFA: Privacy, content quality, engagement, reliability, usability ME: Satisfaction MO: NA O: Continuance intentionThe quality dimensions (engagement followed by content quality and reliability) have the most considerable effect on continuance intention. By contrast, the effects of usability and privacy on continuance intention were insignificantInt. J. Inf. Manage
Suen (2018) SNS screeningSignaling theoryA: Employer use of SNS screening ME: Perception of privacy violation MO: Ability to control SNS information, transparency level of data collection O: Withdraw intentionA candidate who can better control his/her SNS information is less likely to perceive privacy violation during SNS screening by potential employers, thus mitigating his/her perception of procedural unfairness.  When SNS screening is more transparent, the candidate is less likely to perceive procedural unfairness, which will reduce his/her intention to withdrawComput. Hum. Behav
McLean and Osei-Frimpong (2019) In-home voice assistantUses and gratification theoryA: Utilitarian benefits, hedonic benefits, symbolic benefits, social presence, social attraction ME: NA MO: Perceived privacy risk O: UsageIndividuals are motivated by the utilitarian benefits, symbolic benefits and social benefits. Hedonic benefits only motivate the use of in-home voice assistants in smaller households. The research establishes a moderating role of perceived privacy risks in dampening and negatively influencing the use of in-home voice assistantsComput. Hum. Behav
Ketelaar and Van Balen (2018) Phone-embedded trackingPsychological ownership theory; innovation diffusion theoryA: Privacy concerns ME: Attitude MO: Position on adoption curve O: BehaviorThe more privacy concerns users experience, the more negative their attitudes are towards the collection of location data and that they adjust the settings to prevent being tracked.  Users’ earlier position on the adoption curve, and with that their smartphone literacy, decreases the strength of the connection between privacy concerns and attitudeComput. Hum. Behav
Miltgen and Smith (2019) Commercial websitePrivacy calculus theoryA: Perceived relevance ME: Perceived benefits, perceived risks, trust MO: Manipulated context O: Withholding, falsificationTrust is the most important driver of both withholding and falsification decisions.  Perceived relevance influenced perceived benefits, risks and trustInf. Manage
Xiao and Mou (2019) Social appPerson-environment fit modelA: Anonymity, flexibility, presenteeism ME: Privacy invasion, invasion of life MO: Neuroticism, extraversion O: Social media fatigueAnonymity and presenteeism significantly influence privacy invasion and invasion of life, both of which are determinants of social media fatigue. Neuroticism strengthens the effect of social media characteristics on privacy invasion and invasion of life, while extraversion weakens these effectsComput. Hum. Behav
Farivar et al. (2018) Social commerceSocial identity theoryA: Perceived commerce risk, perceived participation risk ME: NA MO: Social identity O: Intention to purchase, intention to postPerceived commerce risk reduces intentions to purchase, and that perceived participation risk curtails intentions to post comments on social commerce forums. The influence of these risk assessments is reduced when the degree of social identification with the website community increasesInf. Manage
Choi et al. (2018) SNSImpression formation theory; privacy calculus theoryA: Network mutuality, profile diagnosticity ME: Privacy risks, expected social capital gains MO: Dispositional privacy concerns O: No-action, acceptanceIndividuals utilize Two key types of social information: network mutuality and profile diagnosticity in evaluating privacy risks and expected social capital gains. Privacy risks and expected social capital gains powerfully predict the likelihood of no-action and the likelihood of accepting friend requests on SNSJ. Assoc. Inf. Syst
Fox and Connolly (2018) Mobile healthProtection motivation theory; social cognitive theoryA: Ability to adopt, risk beliefs trust beliefs ME: Health information privacy concerns MO: NA O: Adoption intentionHealth digital divide is deepening due to older adults’ perceived inability to adopt and their unwillingness to adopt stemming from mistrust, high risk perceptions and strong desire for privacyInf. Syst. J
Ortiz et al. (2018) SNSPrivacy calculus theoryA: Information security awareness ME: Concern for information privacy, consumer alienation, privacy risk belief MO: Perceived privacy empowerment O: Lurking, self-concealmentInformation security awareness significantly and positively influences concern for information privacy, consumer alienation and privacy risk belief.  Concerns for information privacy and consumer alienation significantly and positively affect privacy risk belief.  Privacy risk belief has a significant and positive effect on lurking and self-concealment.  Perceived privacy empowerment moderates the relation between privacy risk belief and lurking as well as that between privacy risk belief and self-concealment

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