Managing information following hurtful experiences

How personal network members negotiate private information

Bibliographic Data

ID2937017
AuthorsJ R Pederson (0000-0001-9424-5372, The University of Alabama, USA, corresponding author), Rachel M Mclaren (The University of Iowa, USA)
Year2016
Volume33
Issue7
Pages961-983
Publication date2016-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407515612242
OpenAlexW2293765032
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited37

The present study explores how personal network members manage information related to hurtful experiences. The study uses communication privacy management (CPM) theory as the theoretical framework for a theme analysis of responses of disclosers of hurtful experiences and confidants regarding how they manage information related to a hurtful experience. Results of the thematic analysis provide insight into the process by which people disclose a hurtful experience with a personal network member, establish rules for sharing information, manage privacy boundaries, and deal with privacy turbulence. Findings illuminate the unique challenges and circumstances present in the context of hurtful experiences. The implications for coping with a hurtful experience and extending CPM theory are discussed

Computer security · Context (archaeology · Information sharing · Internet privacy · Personally identifiable information · Political science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Computer Science · Emotional Labor in Professions · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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