Psychological determinants of online disclosure on Facebook: Differences between Indonesian and Polish users

Objective – The present study was designed to compare online self-disclosure between Polish and Indonesian Facebook users. We expected that Need for Popularity (NfP), Collective Self-Esteem (CSE), perceived network size and diversity, as well as controlling accessibility, will influence online self-disclosure in both countries. Furthermore, we examined the differences in privacy issues. Methodology/Technique – Pearson's correlation and hierarchical regression analysis were performed to address the differences of online self-disclosure regarding independent variables. Independent t-test was conducted to compare the control of accessibility of profile information between the two countries. Chi-square analysis was carried out to observe the differences in perceived privacy. The sample of this study consisted of 280 Indonesians and 284 Poles. Findings – Indonesians and Poles showed significantly different results when it comes to online self-disclosure, with consideration to psychological determinants. Poles exhibited higher need to control the accessibility in their profile information, except for information on instant messaging accounts, which was deemed more sensitive for Indonesians. Poles showed a higher level of perceived privacy regarding almost all personal information on their profile page. Novelty – It was very few articles discussing the comparison of psychological determinants of online self-disclosure and privacy issues between Polish and Indonesian. Type of Paper: Empirical